hypernym
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hypernym
- /ˈhaɪpənɪm/ UK
- /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/ Canada, US
Sounds like hyponym · Rhymes with -ɪm
Where it comes from
From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.
noun hypernyms
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A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
“Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument: a guitar belongs to a class or type of musical instruments.
Similar: hyperonym, blanket term, genus, superordinate, umbrella term · Opposite: hyponym, species, subordinate
Translations
Every language
noun superordinate grouping word
| Español | hiperónimo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상위어 sang'wieo |
| 日本語 | 上位語 jōigo |
| 中文 | 上位詞 /上位词 shàngwèicí |
| Kiswahili | hipanimu |
| Português | hiperónimo, hiperônimo |
| Français | hyperonyme |
| Deutsch | Oberbegriff, Hyperonym |
| Italiano | iperonimo |
| Ελληνικά | υπερώνυμο yperónymo |
| Русский | гиперо́ним giperónim |
| Tiếng Việt | từ thượng vị |
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