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SUPERORDINATE WORD
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word that is more generic than a given word
Synonyms:
hypernym; superordinate; superordinate word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("superordinate word" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)