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| − | '''Hyponymy''' is | + | '''Hyponymy''' is a [[sense relation]] that holds between a more specific predicate and a more general one. For example, ''dog'' is a hyponym of ''animal'', because all dogs are also animals, but not vice versa. Hyponymy is the converse of [[hyperonymy]]. |
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| + | A specific type of hyponymy is instantiated by [[taxonomy|taxonomies]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:44, 23 May 2009
Hyponymy is a sense relation that holds between a more specific predicate and a more general one. For example, dog is a hyponym of animal, because all dogs are also animals, but not vice versa. Hyponymy is the converse of hyperonymy.
A specific type of hyponymy is instantiated by taxonomies.
