What is the abstract term for the relationship where one word denotes a more general category than another, as in 'car' and 'vehicle'?

What is the abstract term for the relationship where one word denotes a more general category than another, as in 'car' and 'vehicle'?

• A. Hyponym
• B. Hyponymy
• C. Superordinate
• D. Coordinate

Answer: (B)

Hyponymy is a semantic relation where one word denotes a more specific kind of thing contained within the meaning of another word. In this example, a car is a kind of vehicle, so "car" is a hyponym of "vehicle," and "vehicle" is the hypernym (the more general term). The abstract term for this relationship is hyponymy. If you had asked for the specific term, that would be a hyponym; the general term would be a hypernym or superordinate, and terms at the same level would be coordinate.

Hyponymy is a semantic relation where one word denotes a more specific kind of thing contained within the meaning of another word. In this example, a car is a kind of vehicle, so "car" is a hyponym of "vehicle," and "vehicle" is the hypernym (the more general term). The abstract term for this relationship is hyponymy. If you had asked for the specific term, that would be a hyponym; the general term would be a hypernym or superordinate, and terms at the same level would be coordinate.