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Questions tagged [hypernyms]

A hyperonym is a word whose definition includes the definition of another word (its hyponym).

A hyperonym is a word whose definition includes the definition of another word (its hyponym); for example, red is the hyperonym of scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson.

For more information, visit the Wikipedia page on Hyponymy.

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Word for "No I in Team"

I heard a song this morning that had "We put the us in trust" in its lyrics. It reminded me of the maxim "There is no I in team." I've heard other, gloomier examples like "harm in harmony" and "utility in futility." Is there a hypernym for "insight…
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increment/decrement: is there a neutral noun like "crement"?

If a value (e.g. in mathematics or information science) can either decrease or increase let's say by one, does there exist a neutral expression based on increment and decrement which covers both cases? Here's an example: The number of players may…
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Hypernym for individuals, organizations, possibly other things

I'm building a budgeting database application/program and I'm looking for two words as names of tables or variables in it. This question seeks one of them: It encompasses the following: The table in question (that I'm looking for the name to call…
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Hypernym of "pair/dyad", "tetrad", "pentad"

Does the English language have a hypernym for words like "pair", "triad", "tetrad", and "pentad"? I'm not sure where to look.
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Hypernym for pencil, pen, marker, crayon, paint brush, etc?

I'm writing rules for a board game. It's similar to dots and boxes, and I would like to have a nice general word or phrase to refer to what the players use to mark their moves on the board or paper, since one could conceivably use anything to do it,…
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More general term than "slashdotting"

"Slashdotting", or the slashdot effect is where a high profile website has a link to a low profile, low traffic website, and the increased web traffic on the latter causes it to slow down or crash. Are there any hypernyms for this term, not limited…
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Hypernym for "Denial"?

Dictionary defines denial in a few senses, the ones I'm interested in are: refusal to believe a doctrine, theory, or the like. disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing. refusal to recognize or acknowledge. In particular, I mean…
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Hypernym for bills, expenses, salaries, other incomes, etc

I'm building a budgeting database application/program and I'm looking for two words as names of tables or variables in it. This question seeks one of them: It encompasses the following: I have bills & expenses, and I have sources of income. I'm…
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general term for wheat, barley, oat, rye

What would you call the thing on this image: http://www.tla.estranky.cz/img/mid/51/obili.jpg I am looking for the general term, I know that it has more types: wheat barley oat rye Suggestions: grain cereal cereals
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Hypernym of convergence and divergence

Is there a hypernym for convergence and divergence? It might also encompass similar terms, like separation and reunion. Oscillations can be thought of as a succession of convergence and divergence, but I can't find an umbrella term for these…
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Hypernym for all substances that can make one high

Alcohol, weed, poppers, ... etc. All those different substances produce feelings of pleasure and happiness. Do they share a hypernym in English?
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'Male'/'female' is to 'gender' as 'plural'/'singular' is to what?

'Male'/'female' is to 'gender' as 'plural'/'singular' is to ?
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Hypernym for queue, file, row, column, and stack

Words like row and rank imply that people/things are arranged horizontaly (beside each other), while words like queue and column imply a vertical positioning (behind each other). I need a word that can stand for either regardless whether the…
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Summarizing Term for "Structured Data" and "Unstructured Data"

I am currently writing a survey paper in the computer science domain. At one point, I distinguish between "structured data" and "unstructured data". I need a summarizing term for both (to name the dimension, "data" would be too broad). Is there a…
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Is there a hypernym for "gross" and "net"?

I am developing a software application that has a generic price object which has a boolean property that expresses whether or not that price includes VAT. Is there a better expression I can use than "grossness"? Not sure if what I am looking for is…
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