hyponym
A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a…A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
Meaning
1 sensesA more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
The words “dog”, “cat”, and “horse” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and horses are types of animal.
Unterbegriff, Hyponym
гипо́нимgipónim
a word that is more specific than a given word
Translations
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Origin
From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma)From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
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Forms
plural: hyponymsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a word that is more specific than a given word:subordinatesubordinate word