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hyponym
hy·po·nym H5391550 (hī′pə-nĭm′)n. A word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another more general word; for example, bus is a hyponym of vehicle.
[hyp(o)- + -onym.]
hy′po·nym′ic, hy·pon′y·mous adj.hyponym (ˈhaɪpəʊnɪm) n (Linguistics) a word whose meaning is included in that of another word: 'scarlet', 'vermilion', and 'crimson' are hyponyms of 'red'. Compare superordinate3, synonym, antonym[C20: from hypo- + Greek onoma name] hyponymy nhy•po•nym (ˈhaɪ pə nɪm)
n. a word that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: Chair and table are hyponyms of furniture. Compare superordinate (def. 3). [1960–65; hyp- + -onym] hy•pon′y•mous (-ˈpɒn ə məs) adj. hy•pon′y•my, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hyponym - a word that is more specific than a given wordsubordinate word, subordinateword - 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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Related to hyponym: hypernym, holonym, meronymSynonyms for hyponymnoun a word that is more specific than a given wordSynonyms- subordinate word
- subordinate
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