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autohypernymy

autohypernymy noun: the semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is hypernymous to another.

Noun

autohypernymy (uncountable)

  1. The semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is hypernymous to another.

Synonyms of autohypernymy

Origin of autohypernymy

By surface analysis, auto- + hypernymy, or, by surface analysis, autohypernym + -y.

Questions about autohypernymy

What does autohypernymy mean?
Autohypernymy means the semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is hypernymous to another.
What part of speech is autohypernymy?
Autohypernymy is a noun.

Words near autohypernymy in the dictionary

  1. autohybridized
  2. autohydrogenotrophic
  3. autohydrolysis
  4. autohypernym
  5. autohypernyms
  6. autohypernymy
  7. autohyperonymy
  8. autohypnoses
  9. autohypnosis
  10. autohypnotic
  11. autohypnotism

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