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Noun — A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

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From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

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