cohyponymy
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cohyponymy
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From co- + hyponymy or cohyponym + -y.
noun
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The semantic relation between cohyponyms (coordinate terms); the quality of being cohyponymous (coordinate).
Hansen et al. (1982, 202) mention the following semantic relations that systematically obtain between the senses of polysemic words: (conceptual) hyponymy, hyperonymy and cohyponymy on the one hand, and (figurative) metonymy and metaphor on the other.
Similar: coordinateness, coordination
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title = {cohyponymy},
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