Hypernym Definition
hīpər-nĭm
noun
A word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; for example, animal is a hypernym of elephant.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- superordinate word
- superordinate
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Other Word Forms of Hypernym
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
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