Hypernym Definition

hīpər-nĭm
noun
A word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; for example, animal is a hypernym of elephant.
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Other Word Forms of Hypernym

Noun

Singular:
hypernym
Plural:
hypernyms

Origin of Hypernym

  • hyper– (–o)nym (on the model of hyponym) (taken as hypo–) (-nym)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

HHYHYP

Words Ending With

MYMNYM

Unscrambles

hypernym

Words Starting With H and Ending With M

Starts With H & Ends With MStarts With HY & Ends With MStarts With H & Ends With YM

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With M