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Meaning of hypernym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhaɪpənɪm

Definitions

A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.

Equivalents

Català hiperònim
Čeština hyperonymum
Ελληνικά υπερώνυμο
Español hiperónimo
Français hyperonyme
Galego hiperónimo
Հայերեն սեռանիշ
Bahasa Indonesia hipernim
Íslenska yfirheiti
Italiano iperonimo
日本語 上位語
한국어 상위어
Nederlands hyperoniem koepelwoord
Polski hiperonim
Português hiperônimo
Русский гипероним
Slovenčina hyperonymum
Türkçe üst kavram

Examples

““Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument: a guitar belongs to a class or type of musical instruments.”
“Hypernyms of “dog” and “cat” include “mammal”, “pet”, “carnivore”, and “quadruped”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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