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HYPERNYM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypernym mean?
• HYPERNYM (noun)
The noun HYPERNYM has 1 sense:
1. a word that is more generic than a given word
Familiarity information: HYPERNYM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word that is more generic than a given word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
hypernym; superordinate; superordinate word
Hypernyms ("hypernym" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
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