hypernym
A superordinate word or phraseA superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
» When decorating our new house my girlfriend kept giving me hypernyms instead of specifics like actual colors or tile types.
Значення
значень: 1A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
“Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument: a guitar belongs to a class or type of musical instruments.
Hypernyms of “dog” and “cat” include “mammal”, “homeotherm”, “carnivore”, and “quadruped”.
Oberbegriff, Hyperonym
гиперо́нимgiperónim
- a word that is more generic than a given word
Приклади
речень: 1When decorating our new house my girlfriend kept giving me hypernyms instead of specifics like actual colors or tile types.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordFrom hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.
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Форми
множина: hypernymsСиноніми
синонімів: 6- a word that is more generic than a given word:superordinatesuperordinate word