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- noun the relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher (more abstract) rank or class. Inverse of hyponymy.
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- noun semantics The
semantic relation betweenhypernyms ; the quality of beinghypernymous .
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- noun the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
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whichbe commented on the word hypernymy
Weirdnet thinks that subordinates better stay in line of their heirarchy.
October 10, 2008