English-Finnish translations for hypernym

• yläkäsite
  Hedelmä on omenan yläkäsite.
  Kissan yläkäsite on eläin.
• hyperonyymi
  Hedelmä on omenan hyperonyymi.

Definition of hypernym

• A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term

Examples

• “Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument

Related words

• hypernymy
• hypernymic
• hypernyme