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hypernym
noun
(1)
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American
British
hypernym
[
hahy
-per-nim ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
,
Linguistics.
superordinate ( def 4 )
.
hypernym
/ ˈhaɪpəˌnɪm /
noun
another name for
superordinate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
hypernym
1
First recorded in 1970–75;
hyper-
+
-(o)nym
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
hypernym
1
C20: hyper- + Greek
onoma
name
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