==== hypernym ==== From: https://everything2.com/title/Hypernym * Hypernym is a word that is more generic than a given word, representing a class, a superordinate word. * Smell is a hypernym for scent, stink, fragrance, etc. From: https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/hypernym * * "Insect" is a hypernym for "ant", because an ant is a type of insect. * Some hypernyms of the word "cat" are "mammal", "pet", "carnivore", and "quadruped". From: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponymy_and_hypernymy * A hypernym is sometimes also called an umbrella term or a blanket term. * Red:Color :: Hyponym:Hypernym * In CS, the hyponymic relationship, the relationship between hyponyms and hypernym is often called an "is-a" relationship. * For example, the phrase 'Red is-a colour' describes the hyponymic relationship between red and colour. See also: * https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/hypernyms * https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/single-word-requests * https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320749/what-is-the-single-word-category-name-for-such-things-as-breakfast-lunch-dinne