Meaning of hypernym | Babel Free
ˈhaɪpənɪmDefinitions
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
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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