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hyponymous

hyponymous adjective: synonym of hyponymic.

Adjective

hyponymous (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of hyponymic.
    Synonyms:
    hyponymic

Synonyms of hyponymous

Origin of hyponymous

From hyponym + -ous. By surface analysis, hyp- + -onym + -ous = hypo- + -nym + -ous.

Words formed from hyponymous

Questions about hyponymous

What does hyponymous mean?
Hyponymous means synonym of hyponymic.
What part of speech is hyponymous?
Hyponymous is an adjective.

Words near hyponymous in the dictionary

  1. hyponychium
  2. hyponym
  3. hyponymic
  4. hyponymically
  5. hyponymies
  6. hyponymous
  7. hyponymously
  8. hyponyms
  9. hyponymy
  10. hypooestrogenaemia
  11. hypoorder

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