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hypernym in Danish

hypernym in Danish is fællesbetegnelse, hypernym, overbegreb — hypernym means a word whose meaning includes the meanings of more specific words, as "insect" does for "ant".

hypernym in Danish

fællesbetegnelse
noun
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
hypernym
noun
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
overbegreb
noun
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.

What does "hypernym" mean?

  1. noun A word whose meaning includes the meanings of more specific words, as "insect" does for "ant".
    ""Vehicle" is a hypernym of "car" and "lorry"."
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hypernym in a sentence

  • "Vehicle" is a hypernym of "car" and "lorry".
  • In a thesaurus, a hypernym gives the wider category that a word belongs to.

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What is "hypernym" in Danish?
"hypernym" in Danish is fællesbetegnelse, hypernym, overbegreb. hypernym means: A word whose meaning includes the meanings of more specific words, as "insect" does for "ant".
How do you use "hypernym" in a sentence?
Example: ""Vehicle" is a hypernym of "car" and "lorry"." In Danish, "hypernym" is fællesbetegnelse, hypernym, overbegreb.
Are there other ways to say "hypernym" in Danish?
Yes — Danish has 3 translations listed for "hypernym": fællesbetegnelse, hypernym, overbegreb.
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