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Hyponym

//ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

    "The words “dog”, “cat”, and “horse” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and horses are types of animal."

  2. 2
    a word that is more specific than a given word wordnet

Etymology

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

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