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Troponym vs Hypernym - What's the difference?

troponym | hypernym |

As nouns the difference between troponym and hypernym

is that troponym is (grammar) a verb that indicates more precisely the manner of doing something by replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning while hypernym is (semantics) a word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.

troponym

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (grammar) A verb that indicates more precisely the manner of doing something by replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning.
  • :"Stroll" is a troponym of "walk", since it involves a slow and relaxed sort of walking .

    • Derived terms

    * troponymy

    See also

    * hyponym * -onym * toponym

    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