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hyponym

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/Part of speech nounSorted hmnopyyStarts with HEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a word that is more specific than a given word

Word origin

From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Used in a sentence

  • The words “dog”, “cat”, and “horse” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and horses are types of animal.
  • Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult.

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