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hyponym

hy·po·nym

UK/ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/ US/ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/ uncommon

noun

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a word that is more specific than a given word

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Origin

From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

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