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hy·per·nym

 (hī′pər-nĭm′)
n.
A word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; for example, animal is a hypernym of elephant.
[hyper- + (-o)nym (on the model of hyponym, taken as hypo- + -nym).]
hy′per·nym′ic (-nĭm′ĭk) adj.
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hypernym

(ˈhaɪpəˌnɪm)
n
(Linguistics) another name for superordinate3
[C20: hyper- + Greek onoma name]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hypernym - a word that is more generic than a given word
superordinate word, superordinate
word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
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Translations
hyperonymum
hyperonyymiyläkäsite
hipernim
yfirheiti
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