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HYPERNYMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypernymy mean?
• HYPERNYMY (noun)
The noun HYPERNYMY has 1 sense:
1. the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
Familiarity information: HYPERNYMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
hypernymy; superordination
Hypernyms ("hypernymy" is a kind of...):
semantic relation (a relation between meanings)
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