superordinate
noun/ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnət/
/ˌsuːpərˈɔːrdɪnət/
(also hypernym)
(linguistics)- a word with a general meaning that includes the meanings of other particular words, for example ‘fruit’ is the superordinate of ‘apple’, ‘orange’, etc. compare hyponymWord Originearly 17th cent.: from super- ‘above’, on the pattern of subordinate.
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