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Hyponym Moderate

Hyponym has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a word that is more specific than a given word

2

A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Origin

The word hyponym comes from the Ancient Greek words for "under" and "name." It was originally used to describe a term that falls under the definition of another.

Rhyming Words
nym onym ananym exonym avanym uninym avonym euonym odonym geonym isonym oronym dionym ironym eponym zoonym anonym polynym taxonym autonym
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