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Hypoym vs Hypernym - What's the difference?

hypoym | hypernym |

As a noun hypernym is

(semantics) a word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.

hypoym

Not English

Hypoym has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'hypoym':

hopium, hopeium

hypernym

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (semantics) A word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
    • "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, subordinate

    Hypernyms

    * word

    Derived terms

    * hypernymic * hypernymous * hypernymy

    See also

    * is-a * has-a