hyponymy

hy·pon·y·my

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-pon-uh-mee]
- /haɪˈpɒn ə mi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-pon-uh-mee]
- /haɪˈpɒn ə mi/

Definitions of hyponymy word

noun hyponymy the state or quality of being a hyponym, a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: A relationship of hyponymy exists between “dog” and “animal.”. 1
noun hyponymy (semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous. 1

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Origin of hyponymy

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; hyp- + -onymy (see -onym, -y3), on the model of homonymy, synonymy

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Parts of speech for Hyponymy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hyponymy

hyponymy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hyponymy usage trend in Literature

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