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Superordinate vs Clauses - What's the difference?

superordinate | clauses |

As nouns the difference between superordinate and clauses

is that superordinate is that which is superordinate while clauses is .

As verbs the difference between superordinate and clauses

is that superordinate is to cause to be superordinate while clauses is (shipping) (clause).

As an adjective superordinate

is greater in degree, rank or position.

superordinate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Greater in degree, rank or position
  • (logic) The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.
  • (linguistics, of a word or phrase) hypernymic

    • Antonyms

    * (greater in rank or position) subordinate * (hypernymic) hyponymic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is superordinate.
  • (linguistics) A hypernym.

    • Synonyms

    * hypernym

    Verb

    (superordinat)
  • To cause to be superordinate.
    • ----

    clauses

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shipping) (clause)