hypernym in Portuguese
hypernym in Portuguese is hiperónimo, hiperônimo — hypernym means a word whose meaning includes the meanings of more specific words, as "insect" does for "ant".
hypernym in Portuguese
hiperónimo
(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.
hiperônimo
(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?
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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 Portuguese?
"hypernym" in Portuguese is hiperónimo, hiperônimo. 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 Portuguese, "hypernym" is hiperónimo, hiperônimo.
Are there other ways to say "hypernym" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "hypernym": hiperónimo, hiperônimo.
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