hypernymy
[ hahy-pur-nuh-mee ]
nounLinguistics.
the state or quality of being a hypernym or superordinate (a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed).
Origin of hypernymy
1- Compare hyponymy.
Words Nearby hypernymy
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