Hypernym definition
A word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; for example, animal is a hypernym of elephant.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
hypernym
Plural:
hypernymsOrigin of hypernym
- hyper– (–o)nym (on the model of hyponym) (taken as hypo–) (-nym)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition