Definition of HYPONYMIC

hyponymic

Adj

  • Being a hyponym.
  • Of or pertaining to hyponyms.

Examples

  • "That other thesaurus labels the hyponymic or hypernymic relation more clearly than this one does."
  • "The word dog is hyponymic to the word mammal."

Origin / Etymology

From hyponym + -ic. By surface analysis, hyp- + -onym + -ic = hypo- + -nym + -ic.

Synonyms

hyponymous

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