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HYPONYM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyponym mean? 

HYPONYM (noun)
  The noun HYPONYM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HYPONYM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPONYM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A word that is more specific than a given word

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

hyponym; subordinate; subordinate word

Hypernyms ("hyponym" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)


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