上じょう位い語ごじょういごMeanings1nounhypernym; superordinate termlinguisticsLinguistics term for a word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; e.g., 'animal' is a hypernym of 'dog'.See also: 下位語「動どう物ぶつ」は「犬いぬ」の上じょう位い語ごです。'Animal' is a hypernym of 'dog'.
