hypernym

[ hahy-per-nim ]

nounLinguistics.

superordinate (def. 4).

Origin of hypernym

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

Words Nearby hypernym

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hypermodern school
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hypernova
hypernym
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hyperon
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British Dictionary definitions for hypernym

hypernym

/ (ˈhaɪpəˌnɪm) /

noun

another name for superordinate (def. 3)

Origin of hypernym

C20: hyper- + Greek onoma name

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