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hypernym

American  
[hahy-per-nim] / ˈhaɪ pər nɪm /

noun

Linguistics.

  1. superordinate.

hypernym British  
/ ˈhaɪpəˌnɪm /

noun

  1. another name for superordinate

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Etymology

Origin of hypernym

First recorded in 1970–75; hyper- + -(o)nym

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