hypernym

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Teenoorgestelde van
hyponym, species, subordinate#Noun
Sinonieme

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪpənɪm/
Etimologie (Engels)

From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.

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