hypernym
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
/ˈhaɪpənɪm/(UK)
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/ˈhaɪpənɪm/(UK) · /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/(US)
Definition of hypernym
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
“Hypernyms of “dog” and “cat” include “mammal”, “pet”, “carnivore”, and “quadruped”.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.
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