autohypernymy

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Etymology

By surface analysis, auto- +‎ hypernymy, or, by surface analysis, autohypernym +‎ -y.

Noun

autohypernymy (uncountable)

  1. (semantics, linguistics) The semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is hypernymous to another.
    Synonyms: autohyperonymy, autosuperordination
    Hypernyms: polysemy, < colexification
    Coordinate term: autohyponymy