Hyponym - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition hyponym

Definition :

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 ldquodogrdquo is a hyponym of ldquomammalrdquo and ldquomammalrdquo is a hyponym of ldquovertebraterdquo