superordinate
adjective/ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnət/
/ˌsuːpərˈɔːrdɪnət/
[only before noun]- used to describe a word, category or level with a more general meaning, greater range or higher level than something else
- (linguistics) ‘Vehicle’ is semantically more general than ‘bus’, being the superordinate term of bus.
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