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hypernymy

[ hahy-pur-nuh-mee ]

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. the state or quality of being a hypernym or superordinate (a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypernymy1

1970–75; hyper- + -(o)nymy ( -onym; -y 3 )

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