Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. semantics The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Linguistics) The state or quality of being a hyponym.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
Examples
“It is also a kind of collectivism less crouched than communism, characterized by hyponymy of the individual to the community.”
“Poetry News: I'd like to talk about hyponymy for two reasons.”
“Cognition operates with only 2 main relations, much like WordNet: hyperonymy / hyponymy (e.g. cat is-a feline is-a mammal; their "taxonomy") and synonymy (e.g., "buy" means almost the same as "purchase"; their "thesaurus").”
“The Superstar is a dream that's home to 15,000 people: there is no hierarchy, no hyponymy, but a fusion of technology and nature, future and humanity.”
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