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A LEXICAL RELATIONSHIP between words in which THE MEANING OF ONE WORD (
HYPONYM
) IS INCLUDED IN THE MEANING OF ANOTHER WORD (
HYPERNYM
)
Hyponymy
More SPECIFIC term
Hyponym
More
GENERAL
term
Hypernym
Rose is a ___ of flower
Hyponym
Bird is a ___ of sparrow
Hypernym
A term that represents a BROADER OR MORE GENERAL CATEGORY under which hyponym fall
Hypernym
Expresses a HIGHER LEVEL OF ABSTRACTION
Hypernym
Animal is a ___ of dog, cat, and bird
Hypernym
Car and bicycle is a ___ of vehicle
Hyponym
A linguistic and semantic relationship where ONE WORD refers to a PART or a COMPONENT OF ANOTHER WORD
Meronymy
Involves the concept of
PART-WHOLE
RELATIONSHIP
Meronymy
Wheel is a ___ of car, because wheel is a part of the car
Meronym
Branch is a ___ of tree
Meronym
Helps expresses RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENTITIES and their CONSTITUENT PARTS/ELEMENTS
Meronymy
Is the SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION of living organisms into a HIERARCHICAL GROUPS based on shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships
Taxonomy
A relationship between words where EACH WORD REPRESENTS THE OPPOSITE OR CONTRASTING MEANING of the other
Antonymy
Hot and Cold is an example of
Antonym
Happy and Sad is an example of
Antonymy
It provides a way to EXPRESS CONTRASTING OR OPPOSITE CONCEPTS, enriching the language with nuances and variations of meaning
Antonyms
Lexical relationship between words THAT HAVE SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL MEANINGS
Synonymy
Synonyms are words that can be used
INTERCHANGEABLY
IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS WITHOUT CHANGING THE OVERALL MEANING OF A SENTENCE. True or False?
True
Happy and Joyful is an example of
Synonyms
Smart and intelligent is an example of
Synonyms
It offers various ways to express THE SAME OR SIMILAR IDEAS, providing flexibility and nuance in communication
Synonymy/Synonyms
Hyponymy is derived from the Greek word hypo and onoma which means
Under
and
name
It is a semantic relation described in English by the phrase KIND, TYPE, and SORT OF
Hyponymy
A word with a NARROWER DEFINITION than a general term applied to it
Hyponym
Utensils is the ____ of chopsticks
Hypernym
Hypernymy
came from the Greek word ___ and ___, which means above and name
Hyper and onoma
Semantic relation of being SUPERORDINATE or being PART OF A HIGHER CATEGORY
Hypernymy
Semantic relation of being SUBORDINATE or PART OF A LOWER CATEGORY
Hyponymy
Musical instrument is the ___ of shamisen
Hypernym
A word with BROAD DEFINITION that includes a group of specific terms
Hypernym
A CHAIN OF HYPONYMS where terms are ARRANGED based on their level of SPECIFICITY AND BROADNESS
Hierarchy
of
Elements
Cherry blossom is a ___ of tree and tree is a ___ of plant
Hyponym
Beverage is a ___ of tea and tea is a ___ of green tea
Hypernym
CLASS INCLUSION of Hyponymy
A is a hyponym of
B
if every A is necessarily a
B
, but
not
every
B is necessarily an A
Hyponymy is also taken as
TRANSITIVE
, which means
If A is a hyponym of B and B is a hyponym of
C
, then
A
is a hyponym (
more
remote
) of C
Derived from the Greek stems TAXIS and NOMOS
Taxonomy
The ARRANGEMENT OR ORDERING of things
Taxis
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