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hyponym

UK/ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/US/ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/

hyponym noun: a more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

Noun

hyponym (plural hyponyms)

  1. A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
    • The words “dog”, “cat”, and “horse” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and horses are types of animal.
    • Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult.1977, Ruth Kempson, Semantic Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86
    Synonyms:
    subordinate

hyponym meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese

hyponym in Malay

more specific word
hiponim

hyponym in Indonesian

more specific word
hiponim

hyponym in Vietnamese

more specific word
từ hạ vị

Synonyms of hyponym

Antonyms

Forms of hyponym

pluralhyponyms

Origin of hyponym

From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Words formed from hyponym

Questions about hyponym

What does hyponym mean?
Hyponym means a more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
What is hyponym in Malay?
Hyponym in Malay is hiponim. See Hyponym meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is hyponym?
Hyponym is a noun.
How do you pronounce hyponym?
Hyponym is pronounced /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/ (UK).
What is the plural of hyponym?
The plural of hyponym is hyponyms.

Words near hyponym in the dictionary

  1. hyponutrition
  2. hyponutritional
  3. hyponychia
  4. hyponychial
  5. hyponychium
  6. hyponym
  7. hyponymic
  8. hyponymically
  9. hyponymies
  10. hyponymous
  11. hyponymously

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