'hypernym' definitions:
Definition of 'hypernym'
From: WordNet
noun
A word that is more generic than a given word [syn: hypernym, superordinate, superordinate word]
Definition of 'hypernym'
From: GCIDE
- hypernym \hypernym\ n. a word that is more generic or more abstract than a given word; a word designating a class of which the given word is a member. Inverse of subtype and hyponym.
- Syn: superordinate, superordinate word. [WordNet 1.5]