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What (who) is hyponym - definition

A SET OF SEMANTIC RELATIONS INVOLVING THE TYPE-OF PROPERTY
Hyponym; Blanket term; Hyperonym; Umbrella term; Hypernymy; Umbrella name; Umbrella-term; Hypernym; Hyponyms; Umbrella concept; Blanket terminology; Hypernyms; Umbrella terms; Hyponymy; Hyponymy and Hypernymy; Hypernomy and hyponomy; Hyponomy and hypernomy; Hypernymy and hyponymy; Square/rectangle relationship; Hypernym and hyponym; Cohyponym; Co-hyponym; Cohyponyms; Co-hyponyms; Autohyponym; Autohyponyms; Hyperonymy; Coordinate term; Coordinate terms
  • Three varieties of autohyponym.
  • An example of the relationship between hyponyms and hypernym

hyponym         
['h??p?(?)n?m]
¦ noun a word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it (e.g. spoon is a hyponym of cutlery). Contrasted with hypernym.
Derivatives
hyponymy h??'p?n?mi noun
Hyponymy and hypernymy         
In linguistics, hyponymy (from Greek ὑπό, hypó, "under", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, "name") is a semantic relation between a hyponym denoting a subtype and a hypernym or hyperonym denoting a supertype. In other words, the semantic field of the hyponym is included within that of the hypernym.
hypernym         
['h??p?n?m]
¦ noun a word with a broad meaning constituting a category under which more specific words fall; a superordinate. Contrasted with hyponym.
Origin
1970s: from hyper-, on the pattern of hyponym.

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Hyponymy and hypernymy

Hyponymy and hypernymy are semantic relations between a term belonging in a set that is defined by another term and the latter. In other words, the relationship of a subtype (hyponym) and the supertype (also called umbrella term, blanket term, or hypernym). The semantic field of the hyponym is included within that of the hypernym. For example, pigeon, crow, and eagle are all hyponyms of bird, their hypernym.