Associations to the word «Hyponymy»

Wiktionary

HYPONYMY, noun. (semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.

Dictionary definition

HYPONYMY, noun. The semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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