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In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic range is included within that of another word. For example, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson are all hyponyms of red (their hypernym), which is, in turn, a hyponym of colour. According to Fromkin and Rodman, hyponyms are a set of related words whose meaning are specific instances of a more general word (so, for example, red,... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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    Hyponymy

    In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic range is included within that of another word. For example, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson are all hyponyms of red (their hypernym), which is, in turn, a hyponym of colour.
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    That is, individuals can quickly verify that canaries can sing because a canary is a songbird (only one level of hyponymy), but requires slightly more time to verify that canaries can fly (two levels of hyponymy) and even more time to verify canaries have skin (multiple levels of hyponymy).
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    Semantic network

    A has B as a part of itself), hyponymy (or troponymy) (A is subordinate of B; A is kind of B), hypernymy (A is superordinate of B), synonymy (A denotes the same as B) and antonymy (A denotes the opposite of B).
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    Lexicology

    lexical relations such as synonymy, antonymy, and hyponymy
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    Lexical semantics

    As tools, lexical relations like synonymy, antonymy (opposites), hyponymy and hypernymy are used in this field.
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    Semantics

    The basic area of study is the meaning of signs, and the study of relations between different linguistic units: homonymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, paronyms, hypernymy, hyponymy, meronymy, metonymy, holonymy, exocentricity / endocentricity, linguistic compounds.
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    Region of Republican Subordination

    Coordinates: 39°0′N 70°0′E / 39, 70
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    Subordination (linguistics)

    The grammatical structure associated with subordination is hypotaxis, or the grammatical arrangement of "unequal" constructs (hypo="beneath", taxis="arrangement").
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    Subordination

    Subordination in a hierarchy (in military, society, etc.)
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    Subordination agreement

    A subordination agreement is a legal document used to make the claim of one party junior to (or inferior to) a claim in favor of another.

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