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HYPERNYM ----
[Hyper- Over; -Onym: Name]
Hypernym is a word that denotes a general category.
Hypernym [singular] | Hypernyms [plural]
Examples: game, bird, etc.
Hypernym is also called āGeneric termā, āSuper-ordinateā, āSuper-typeā, or āSupersetā.
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Derived terms related to āHypernymsā:
Hypernymous
Words that are hypernyms are said to be hypernymous.
Hypernymy
The state of being a hypernym is called hypernymy.
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HYPONYM ----
[Hypo- Under; -Onym: Name]
Hyponym is a word that denotes a particular item from a general category.
Hyponym [singular] | Hyponyms [plural]
Examples: football/hockey/cricket, eagle/peacock/sparrow, etc.
Hyponym is also called āSubordinateā, āSubtypeā or āSubsetā.
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Derived terms related to āHyponymsā:
Hyponymous
Words that are hyponyms are said to be hyponymous.
Hyponymy
The state of being a hyponym is called hyponymy.
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In the above examples, āgameā is the hypernym (or supertype) of ācricketā, āfootballā and āhockeyā.
āCricketā, āfootballā and āhockeyā are hyponyms (or subtypes) of āgameā.
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Similarly, ābirdā is the hypernym (or supertype) of āeagleā, āpeacockā and āsparrowā.
āEagleā, āpeacockā and āsparrowā are hyponyms (or subtypes) of ābirdā.
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IMPORTANT NOTE 1:
The relationship between hypernym and hyponym is termed as āis-a relationshipā.
Pattern:
Hyponym + is-a/an + Hypernym
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Example 1:
Hypernym: game
Hyponym: cricket, football, hockey
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Cricket is a game.
Football is a game.
Hockey is a game.
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Example 2:
Hypernym: bird
Hyponym: eagle, peacock, sparrow
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Eagle is a bird.
Peacock is a bird.
Sparrow is a bird.
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Hypernyms and Hyponyms -- A
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A1 --
Hypernym -- acid
Hyponyms -- amino acid / ascetic acid / ascorbic acid / boric acid / carbonic acid / citric acid / hydrochloric acid / hydrofluoric acid / lactic acid / nitric acid / nucleic acid / oxalic acid / phosphoric acid / sulfuric (sulphuric) acid
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A2 --
Hypernym -- account
Hyponyms -- budget account / checking account / current account / deposit account / savings account
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A3 --
Hypernym -- affix
Hyponyms -- prefix / suffix
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A4 --
Hypernym -- African
Hyponyms -- Algerian / Congolese / Egyptian / Kenyan / Liberian / Libyan / Moroccan / Senegalese / Sudanese / Ugandan
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A5 --
Hypernym -- algae
Hyponyms -- anabaena / cowstail / cuvie / dabbylocks / featherweed / flans / grapestone / gulf weed / honeyware / laver / liadhaig / murlins / nostoc / pod weed / pompon / oscillatoria / rockweed / seaweed / thong weed / watersilk
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A6 --
Hypernym -- age [a particular period of history
Hyponyms -- bronze age / iron age / new age / stone age
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A7 --
Hypernym -- agent
Hyponyms -- double agent / estate agent / land agent / press agent / secret agent / special agent / travel agent
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A08 --
Hypernym -- alloy
Hyponyms -- amalgam / billon / brass / bronze / iron / magnalium / megallium / nichrome / scandium / solder / steel / stellite
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A09 --
Hypernym -- amphibian
Hyponyms -- frog / salamander / toad
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Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A10 --
Hypernym -- angle
Hyponyms -- acute angle / adjacent angle / exterior angle / interior angle / obtuse angle / reflex angle / right angle