hypernym
Meaning
Noun
- A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
Origin
- From Ancient Greek hyper- + -onym. From Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.
Modern English dictionary
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