Hypernym vs Upper - What's the difference?
hypernym | upper |
(semantics) A word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
(shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
As nouns the difference between hypernym and upper
is that hypernym is (semantics) a word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term while upper is that which is higher, contrasted with the lower.As an adjective upper is
at a higher level, rank or position.hypernym
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Musical instrument" is a hypernym of "guitar" because a guitar is a musical instrument.
Synonyms
* (superordinate) genus, superordinate, hyperonym, superset * blanket term, umbrella term (informal)Antonyms
* (superordinate) hyponym, species, subordinateHypernyms
* wordDerived terms
* hypernymic * hypernymous * hypernymySee also
* is-a * has-aupper
English
Noun
(en noun)- As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .