hyponym

Related to hyponym: hypernym, holonym, meronym

hy·po·nym

(hī′pə-nĭm′)

A word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another more general word; for example, bus is a hyponym of vehicle.

[hyp(o)- + -onym.]

hy′po·nym′ic, hy·pon′y·mous adj.

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hyponym

(ˈhaɪpəʊnɪm)

(Linguistics) a word whose meaning is included in that of another word: 'scarlet', 'vermilion', and 'crimson' are hyponyms of 'red'. Compare superordinate³, synonym, antonym

[C20: from hypo- + Greek onoma name]

hyponymy n

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hy•po•nym

(ˈhaɪ pə nɪm)

n.

a word that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: Chair and table are hyponyms of furniture. Compare superordinate (def. 3).

[1960–65; hyp- + -onym]

hy•pon′y•mous (-ˈpɒn ə məs) adj.

hy•pon′y•my, n.

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Noun

hyponym - a word that is more specific than a given word

subordinate word, subordinate

word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

Translations

hyponymum

HyponymUnterbegriff

υπώνυμο

hipónimo

alakäsitehyponyymi

hyponyme

hiponim

undirheiti

iponimo

下位語

hyponiem

hipónimo

гипоним

podpomenka

hyponym

hyponym

[ˈhaɪpənɪm] N → hipónimo m

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