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hypernymy

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[hahy-pur-nuh-mee] / haɪˈpɜr nə mi /

noun

Linguistics.

  1. the state or quality of being a hypernym or superordinate (a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed).

Etymology

Origin of hypernymy

1970–75; hyper- + -(o)nymy ( see -onym; -y 3)

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