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taxonymy

taxonymy noun: the relationship of a taxonym to its corresponding hypernym.

Noun

taxonymy (uncountable)

  1. The relationship of a taxonym to its corresponding hypernym.
    • According to the approach to word meaning adopted here, both the core of a category and the relation of taxonymy should in principle be construals, subject to contextual constraints.2004, William Croft, D. Alan Cruse, Cognitive Linguistics, →ISBN, page 150
    • The proposal in connection with taxonymy is that a taxonym must (a) further specify a highlighted feature of the hypernym and (b) must similarly highlight it.2013, R. Green, C.A. Bean, Sung Hyon Myaeng, The Semantics of Relationships: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, →ISBN, page 15

Origin of taxonymy

From taxonym + -y.

Questions about taxonymy

What does taxonymy mean?
Taxonymy means the relationship of a taxonym to its corresponding hypernym.
What part of speech is taxonymy?
Taxonymy is a noun.

Words near taxonymy in the dictionary

  1. taxonomy
  2. taxons
  3. taxonym
  4. taxonymic
  5. taxonyms
  6. taxonymy
  7. taxophobic
  8. taxor
  9. taxors
  10. taxotere
  11. taxpaid

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