HYPONYM

hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hyponym (plural hyponyms)

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.

Antonyms: hyperonym, hypernym

Coordinate term: meronym

Source: Wiktionary



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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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