hypernymy

[ hahy-pur-nuh-mee ]
/ haɪˈpɜr nə mi /

noun Linguistics.

the state or quality of being a hypernym or superordinate (a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed).
Compare hyponymy.

Origin of hypernymy

1970–75; hyper- + -(o)nymy (see -onym; -y3)

Words nearby hypernymy

hypermyotrophy, hypernatremia, hyperneocytosis, hypernova, hypernym, hypernymy, hyperon, hyperonychia, hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, hyperorexia