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hyponym in Catalan

hyponym in Catalan is hipònim — hyponym means (linguistics) A word whose meaning is more specific than, and falls under, another, broader word.

hyponym in Catalan

hipònim
noun
(semantics) 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.

What does "hyponym" mean?

  1. noun (linguistics) A word whose meaning is more specific than, and falls under, another, broader word.
    "Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult."
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hyponym in a sentence

  • Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult.
  • The words “dog”, “cat”, and “horse” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and horses are types of animal.

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What is "hyponym" in Catalan?
"hyponym" in Catalan is hipònim. hyponym means: (linguistics) A word whose meaning is more specific than, and falls under, another, broader word.
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