nounmasculinepl: hyponyms
hiperônimo / termo subordinado / palavra subordinada
1. A word that is more specific in meaning than a general or superordinate word; a word whose meaning is included within the meaning of another word
The word 'dog' is a hyponym of 'animal' because all dogs are animals, but not all animals are dogs.
A palavra 'cachorro' é um hiperônimo de 'animal' porque todos os cachorros são animais, mas nem todos os animais são cachorros.
2. In linguistics and semantics, a term that denotes a subclass of what is denoted by a related term (its hypernym)
In the hierarchy of furniture, 'chair' is a hyponym of 'seat'.
Na hierarquia de móveis, 'cadeira' é um hiperônimo de 'assento'.
The term 'hyponym' is primarily used in academic and linguistic contexts in both Brazil and the USA. It is fundamental to the study of semantics and is commonly taught in linguistics courses, language studies, and English/Portuguese language classes. In Brazilian Portuguese academic circles, 'hiperônimo' is the standard term, though some educators may use the more descriptive 'termo subordinado' to aid student comprehension.
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