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Hypernymy and hyponymy

Hypernymy and hyponymy are the semantic relations between a generic term (hypernym) and a more specific term (hyponym). The hypernym is also called a supertype, umbrella term, or blanket term. The hyponym names a subtype of the hypernym. The semantic field of the hyponym is included within that of the hypernym. For example, "pigeon", "crow", and "hen"…

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Hypernymy and hyponymy

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Triples10
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
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hypernym hyponym hyponyms also example used word hyponymy semantic relation co-hyponyms term relationship lexical part hypernymy relations specific hypernyms words

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imagineinstance ofbecomes more difficult with abstract words0.80text
understandinstance ofbecomes more difficult with abstract words0.80text
knowledgeinstance ofbecomes more difficult with abstract words0.80text
stareinstance ofverbs0.80text
gazeinstance ofverbs0.80text
viewinstance ofverbs0.80text
peer can also be considered hyponyms of the verb lookinstance ofverbs0.80text
which is their hypernym.The meaning relation between hyponymsinstance ofverbs0.80text
hypernyms applies to lexical items of the same word classinstance ofverbs0.80text
WordNetinstance ofcan be used to describe the hyponymic relationship between red and color.Hyponymy is the most frequently encoded relation among synsets used in lexical databases0.80text

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