hypernym

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Synonyms: hyponym, hypernet, hypernymy, hypernic

Antonyms: hyponym, hypernet, hypernymy, hypernic

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q609507}} {{lb|en|semantics}} A [[superordinate]] word or phrase; a {{l|en|term|id=name for a concept}} whose [[referent]]s form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a [[subordinate]] term—as, for example, ''insect'' (being a hypernym) for ''ant''.

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