HYPERNYM


Meaning of HYPERNYM in English

[ 'hʌɪpənɪm ]

■ noun a word with a broad meaning constituting a category under which more specific words fall; a superordinate. Contrasted with hyponym .

Origin

1970s: from hyper- , on the pattern of hyponym .

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