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hypernym
noun
A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term
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hypernym
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superordinate
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superordinate word
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hypernymy
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onym
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common noun
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hyponym
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adnoun
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noun
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verbify
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count noun
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holonymy
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content word
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nounize
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noun phrase
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adnominal
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major form class
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semantic relation
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troponymy
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verb phrase
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meronymy
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anthimeria
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concrete noun
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function word
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mass noun
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synonym
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parelcon
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aptote
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reflexive verb
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paronym
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verb
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phrasal verb
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isonym
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word form
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synonymist
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desynonymize
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tautonym
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objective case
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denotatum
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direct object
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predeterminer
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relative clause
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abstract noun
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transitive verb
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designatum
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adposition
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indirect object
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proper noun
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genitive case
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nominative case
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prepositional phrase
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apocopation
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demonstrative pronoun
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intransitive verb
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polyseme
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polyonym
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adjective
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dictionary definition
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indefinite pronoun
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orthotone
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apocope
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adverbiality
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reciprocal pronoun
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tralation
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subjunction
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auxiliary verb
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eponymy
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proper name
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grammatical case
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contranym
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language unit
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relative pronoun
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verbal noun
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linguistic relation
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troponym
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figure of speech
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independent clause
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dorism
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genitive
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accusative case
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set phrase
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modal auxiliary
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trisyllable
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metaplast
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definiendum
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apocopate
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ecthlipsis
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antepenultima
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synizesis
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specificate
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ostensive definition
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antonym
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past participle
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main clause
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multinominous
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nonce word
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feminine rhyme
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subject case
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transitivize
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split infinitive
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hypernym
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