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Superordination

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su·per·or·di·nate  (spr-ôrdn-t)
adj.
1. Of higher rank, status, or value.
2. Logic Of or being the relation of a universal proposition to a particular proposition in which the terms are the same and occur in the same order.
[super- + (sub)ordinate.]
super·ordi·nate n.
super·ordi·nate (-ôrdn-t) v.
super·ordi·nation (-ôrdn-shn) n.
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Noun1.superordination - the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
hypernymy
semantic relation - a relation between meanings
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