hypernym

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Noun

Singular hypernym

Plural hypernyms

1. (linguistics) A word or phrase whose referent includes that of a subordinate term.

Synonyms

• superordinate

Antonyms

• hyponym
• subordinate

Related words

• hypernymic
• hypernymous
• hypernymy

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