hyponymic
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hyponymic
Where it comes from
From hyponym + -ic. By surface analysis, hyp- + -onym + -ic = hypo- + -nym + -ic.
adjective
- Being a hyponym. The word dog is hyponymic to the word mammal.
- Of or pertaining to hyponyms. That other thesaurus labels the hyponymic or hypernymic relation more clearly than this one does.
Similar: hyponymous · Opposite: hypernymic, hypernymous
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adjective
Similar: hyponymous · Opposite: hypernymic, hypernymous
Talk about this word "hyponymic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hyponymic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hyponymic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hyponymic "hyponymic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hyponymic.Cite this
@misc{hyponymic_2026,
title = {hyponymic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyponymic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
