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'''Hyponymy''' is the semantic relation between a more specific word and a more general word. ''Dog'' is a hyponym of ''animal'', because all dogs are also animals, but not vice versa. Hyponymy is the converse of [[hyperonymy]].
'''Hyponymy''' is a [[sense relation]] that holds between a more specific predicate and a more general one. For example, ''dog'' is a hyponym of ''animal'', because all dogs are also animals, but not vice versa. Hyponymy is the converse of [[hyperonymy]].
 
A specific type of hyponymy is instantiated by [[taxonomy|taxonomies]].


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Hyponymy is a sense relation that holds between a more specific predicate and a more general one. For example, dog is a hyponym of animal, because all dogs are also animals, but not vice versa. Hyponymy is the converse of hyperonymy.

A specific type of hyponymy is instantiated by taxonomies.

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