hyponymy
/haɪˈpɑnəmi/
noun
- The relationship between a more specific word (hyponym) and a more general word (hypernym); the state of being a hyponym.
- Teachers explain hyponymy to help students understand word categories.
- The hyponymy between "poodle" and "dog" shows that poodles are a type of dog.
- Hyponymy is useful for organizing vocabulary in a dictionary.
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