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autohyponym

autohyponym noun: a word that is a hyponym of itself.

Noun

autohyponym (plural autohyponyms)

  1. A word that is a hyponym of itself.

Forms of autohyponym

pluralautohyponyms

Origin of autohyponym

From auto- + hyponym; by surface analysis, auto- + hypo- + -nym.

Questions about autohyponym

What does autohyponym mean?
Autohyponym means a word that is a hyponym of itself.
What part of speech is autohyponym?
Autohyponym is a noun.
What is the plural of autohyponym?
The plural of autohyponym is autohyponyms.

Words near autohyponym in the dictionary

  1. autohypnoses
  2. autohypnosis
  3. autohypnotic
  4. autohypnotism
  5. autohypnotization
  6. autohyponym
  7. autohyponymic
  8. autohyponymous
  9. autohyponyms
  10. autohyponymy
  11. autoicon

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