hyponymy

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Definition of hyponymy

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
    “By isolating these two main types of relation, hyponymy and incompatibility, we can characterize the relations between a large web of items.”

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Etymology

From hypo- + -nymy or hyponym + -y.

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