'hyponym' definitions:
Definition of 'hyponym'
(from WordNet)
noun
A word that is more specific than a given word [syn: hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word]
Definition of 'hyponym'
From: GCIDE
- hyponym \hyponym\ n. (linguistics) a word that is more specific (less abstract) than a given word; a term designating a class which is a subtype of the given word; a subcategory; a subtype. Inverse of hypernym; as, "dog" is a hyponym of "mammal", and "mammal" is a hyponym of "vertebrate".
- Syn: subordinate, subordinate word. [WordNet 1.5]