Hypernymous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Synonym of hypernymic. not-comparable

Synonyms

Antonyms

hyponymic hyponymous

Example

"A place of worship isn't synonymous with a church. It's hypernymous."

Etymology

By surface analysis, hypernym + -ous.

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