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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hyponym /ˈhʌɪpə(ʊ)nɪm/

▶noun a word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it (e.g. spoon is a hyponym of cutlery). Contrasted with hypernym.

– derivatives
hyponymy /hʌɪˈpɒnɪmi/ noun.

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hypernym

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