The difference between Hyponymic and Superordinate

When used as adjectives, hyponymic means of or pertaining to hyponyms, whereas superordinate means greater in degree, rank or position.


Superordinate is also noun with the meaning: that which is superordinate.

Superordinate is also verb with the meaning: to cause to be superordinate.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hyponymic and Superordinate

  1. Hyponymic as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to hyponyms.

  1. Superordinate as an adjective:

    Greater in degree, rank or position.

  2. Superordinate as an adjective (logic):

    The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.

  3. Superordinate as an adjective (linguistics, of a word or phrase):

    hypernymic

  1. Superordinate as a noun:

    That which is superordinate.

  2. Superordinate as a noun (linguistics):

    A hypernym.

  1. Superordinate as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to be superordinate.

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