SUPERORDINATE WORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superordinate word mean? 

• SUPERORDINATE WORD (noun)
  The noun SUPERORDINATE WORD has 1 sense:

1. a word that is more generic than a given word

  Familiarity information: SUPERORDINATE WORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERORDINATE WORD (noun)

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 ("superordinate word" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)