On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Hypernym. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as superordinate or word and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hypernym in a sentence
Hypernym meaning
A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
Synonyms of Hypernym
Using Hypernym
- The main meaning on this page is: A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
- Useful related words include: superordinate, superordinate word, word.
Context around Hypernym
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hypernym
- In this selection, "hypernym" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, following, hierarchy and hyponym stand out and add context to how "hypernym" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hypernym as a and a hypernym is superordinate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hypernym" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hypernym
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A hypernym is superordinate to a hyponym, and a hyponym is subordinate to a hypernym. (15 words)
The hypernym/hyponym relationships among the noun synsets can be interpreted as specialization relations among conceptual categories. (17 words)
For instance, one sense of the word dog is found following hypernym hierarchy; the words at the same level represent synset members. (22 words)
A hypernym as a generic stands for a class or group of equally ranked items for example, tree stands for equally ranked items such as peach and oak, and ship stands for equally ranked items such as cruiser and steamer. (40 words)
For instance, one sense of the word dog is found following hypernym hierarchy; the words at the same level represent synset members. (22 words)
The hypernym/hyponym relationships among the noun synsets can be interpreted as specialization relations among conceptual categories. (17 words)
Example sentences (4)
A hypernym is superordinate to a hyponym, and a hyponym is subordinate to a hypernym.
A hypernym as a generic stands for a class or group of equally ranked items for example, tree stands for equally ranked items such as peach and oak, and ship stands for equally ranked items such as cruiser and steamer.
For instance, one sense of the word dog is found following hypernym hierarchy; the words at the same level represent synset members.
The hypernym/hyponym relationships among the noun synsets can be interpreted as specialization relations among conceptual categories.