单词 | superordinate |
释义 | superordinate adj. , n. /sooh'peuhr awr"dn it/; v. /sooh'peuhr awr"dn ayt'/, adj., n., v., superordinated, superordinating. adj. 1. of higher degree in condition or rank. 2. Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same quality and containing the same terms in the same order. n. 3. a superordinate person or thing. 4. Ling. a term that denotes a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed: "Child" is the superordinate of "girl" and "boy." Cf. hyponym. v.t. 5. to elevate to superordinate position. [1610-20; SUPER- + (SUB)ORDINATE] |
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