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In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic range is included within that of another word, its hypernym (sometimes spelled hyperonym outside of the natural language processing community). For example, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson are all hyponyms of red (their hypernym), which is, in turn, a hyponym of colour. Computer science often terms this relationship an... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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WordNet Both nouns and verbs are organized into hierarchies, defined by hypernym or IS A relationships.

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WordNet Both nouns and verbs are organized into hierarchies, defined by hypernym or IS A relationships.

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Hyponymy Hypernym/hyponym pairs can be found in text corpora by looking for certain syntactic patterns.

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    Hyponymy

    In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic range is included within that of another word, its hypernym (sometimes spelled hyperonym outside of the natural language processing community). In simpler terms, a hyponym shares a type-of relationship with its hypernym.
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    Generalization

    A generalization of a concept is an extension of the concept to less-specific criteria. ... A hypernym is superordinate to a hyponym, and a hyponym is subordinate to a hypernym.
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    Umbrella term

    An umbrella term is a word that provides a superset or grouping of related concepts, also called a hypernym. For example, cryptology is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis, among other fields.
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    Measuring instrument

    In the physical sciences, quality assurance, and engineering, measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. ... Sensor, hypernym for devices that measure with little interaction, typically used in technical applications.
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    Taxonomy

    Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. ... Hypernym
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    Colon (punctuation)

    The colon (:) is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. ... Hypernym of a word: a word having a wider meaning than the given one; e.g., vehicle is a hypernym of car
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    WordNet

    WordNet is a lexical database for the English language. ... Both nouns and verbs are organized into hierarchies, defined by hypernym or IS A relationships.
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    Local currency

    In economics, a local currency, in its common usage, is a currency not backed by a national government (and not necessarily legal tender), and intended to trade only in a small area. ... Complementary currency is a hypernym to local currency, but the terms are often used as synonyms.
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    Synonym

    Synonyms are different words with identical or very similar meanings. ... For example, vehicle is a hypernym of car, and car is a hyponym of vehicle.
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    Speech error

    A speech error is a speech pattern that differs from some standard pattern. ... See hypernym.

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