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noun Linguistics.
a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: “Chair” and “table” are hyponyms of “furniture.” Compare superordinate (def. 4).
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Hyponym
is always a great word to know.
So is contrast. Does it mean:
| to differ in a way that can serve to distinguish meanings: The sounds (p) and (b) contrast in the words ?pin? and ?bin? |
| the classification of languages according to structural features such as patterns of phonology, morphology, and syntax, excluding their histories |
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| hyponym (ˈhaɪpəʊnɪm) | |
| —n | |
| superordinate synonym Compare antonym a word whose meaning is included in that of another word: `scarlet', `vermilion', and `crimson' are hyponyms of `red' | |
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| hyponymy | |
| —n | |
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