SUPERORDINATE


Meaning of SUPERORDINATE in English

/ ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnət; ˌsjuː-; NAmE -ˈɔːrd-/ (also hyper·nym ) noun

( linguistics ) a word with a general meaning that includes the meanings of other particular words, for example 'fruit' is the superordinate of 'apple', 'orange', etc.

—compare hyponym

►  super·ordin·ate adjective

—compare subordinate

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from super- above , on the pattern of subordinate .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.