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Meaning of autohyponymy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality or state of being an autohyponym; the semantic relation between a sense of a term (word) with another sense of the same term.

uncountable

Examples

First of all he speaks of linear polysemy, i.e. relations of specialization (or generalization) between polysemic senses which include autohyponymy (dog: animal species, male of this species) and autosuperordination (i.e. autohyperonymy; man: human male, human race) […]”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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