hyponymy en · NOUN
Etymology
From hypo- + -nymy or hyponym + -y.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
By isolating these two main types of relation, hyponymy and incompatibility, we can characterize the relations between a large web of items.
1977, Ruth Kempson, Semantic Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyponymies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
sv hyponymi (Translations) · el υπωνυμία (Translations) · de Unterbegrifflichkeit (Translations) · it iponimia (Translations) · pt hiponímia (Translations) · pl hiponimia (Translations) · ca hiponímia (Translations) · ka ჰიპონიმია (Translations) · gl hiponimia (Translations) · fr hyponymie (Translations) · de Hyponymie (Translations) · ru гипонимия (Translations) · es hiponimia (Translations)