hypernym
Broader term above
A hypernym is a word whose meaning includes a broader category that contains more specific terms.
Furniture is a hypernym of chair, table, and sofa.
Animal is a hypernym of dog.
The relationship works in reverse too: the specific term is called a hyponym of the broader one.
Higher-level category term
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- subsumptionInclusion within larger category
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
generalization · specificity · abstraction · genus · species
Systematic grouping by traits
- categoryA class of things
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
class · phylum · kingdom · domain · rank · taxa · typology · binomial
Study of linguistic meaning
- lexicologyScience of vocabulary analysis
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- polysemyWord having related meanings
denotation · connotation · lexeme · morpheme · thesaurus · glossary · vocabulary · natural language processing
superordinate
Higher-level category term
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- subsumptionInclusion within larger category
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
inheritance · generalization · specificity · abstraction · genus · species
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · rank · taxa · typology · binomial · nomenclature
semantics
Study of linguistic meaning
- lexicologyScience of vocabulary analysis
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
polysemy · denotation · connotation · lexeme · morpheme · thesaurus · glossary · vocabulary · natural language processing
synonym, antonym, pseudonym, acronym, hypothesis, hypothetical, hypothesize, homonym, eponym