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hyperonymy

hyperonymy is the alternative spelling of hypernymy.

Meaning of hypernymy

Noun

hypernymy (countable and uncountable, plural hypernymies)

  1. The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.
    Synonyms:
    hyperonymy
    Antonyms:
    hyponymy

Origin of hyperonymy

From hyper- + -onymy.

Questions about hyperonymy

What is hyperonymy the alternative spelling of?
Hyperonymy is the alternative spelling of hypernymy.

Words near hyperonymy in the dictionary

  1. hyperonychia
  2. hyperonym
  3. hyperonymic
  4. hyperonymous
  5. hyperonyms
  6. hyperonymy
  7. hyperoodon
  8. hyperoodons
  9. hyperoodontid
  10. hyperoodontids
  11. hyperoodontine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperonymy (page history and authors); hypernymy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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