Definitions for hyponymy
hy·ponymy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. hyponymy, subordinationnoun

   the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class

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1. hyponymynoun

   The state or quality of being a hyponym; as, hyponymy is symbolized by the tag

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. hyponymynoun

   The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.

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1. hyponymy

   In linguistics, semantics, general semantics, and ontologies, hyponymy (from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó) 'under', and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') is a semantic relation between a hyponym denoting a subtype and a hypernym or hyperonym (sometimes called umbrella term or blanket term) denoting a supertype. In other words, the semantic field of the hyponym is included within that of the hypernym.In simpler terms, a hyponym is in a type-of relationship with its hypernym. For example, pigeon, crow, eagle, and seagull are all hyponyms of bird, their hypernym, which itself is a hyponym of animal, its hypernym.

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1. hyponymy

   Hyponymy is a semantic relationship between words, where the meaning of one word (the hyponym) is included in the meaning of another word (the hypernym) or one term is a subset of the other. For example, 'apple' is a hyponym of 'fruit', 'dog' is a hyponym of 'animal', and 'chocolate' is a hyponym of 'food'. Sometimes this relationship is referred to as a type of hierarchy or categorization in linguistics.

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1. Hyponymy

   In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic field is included within that of another word, its hypernym. In simpler terms, a hyponym shares a type-of relationship with its hypernym. For example, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson are all hyponyms of red, which is, in turn, a hyponym of colour. Computer science often terms this relationship an "is-a" relationship. For example, the phrase Red is-a colour can be used to describe the hyponymic relationship between red and colour. Hypernymy is the semantic relation in which one word is the hypernym of another. Hypernymy, the relation in which words stand when their extensions stand in the relation of class to subclass, should not be confused with holonymy, which is the relation in which words stand when the things that they denote stand in the relation of whole to part. A similar warning applies to hyponymy and meronymy. As a hypernym can be understood as a more general word than its hyponym, the relation is used in semantic compression by generalization to reduce a level of specialization.

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1. • Semantic Relation

How to pronounce hyponymy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hyponymy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hyponymy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hyponymy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hyponymy
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=hyponymy
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hyponymy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponymy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hyponymy