HYPERNYM

hypernym, superordinate, superordinate word

(noun) a word that is more generic than a given word

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypernym (plural hypernyms)

(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.

Synonyms: blanket term, genus, superordinate, hyperonym, superset, umbrella term

Antonyms: hyponym, species, subordinate

Hypernym: word

Source: Wiktionary



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