hypernym
noun/ˈhaɪpənɪm/
/ˈhaɪpərnɪm/
(also superordinate)
(linguistics)- a word with a general meaning that includes the meanings of other particular words, for example ‘fruit’ is the hypernym of ‘apple’, ‘orange’, etc. compare hyponymWord Origin1970s: from hyper- ‘beyond’ + -onym.
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