Hyponym

Hyponym
Hy|po|nym*
das; -s, -e
<zu ↑hypo... u. gr. ónyma »Name«>
Wort, Lexem, das in einer untergeordneten Beziehung zu einem anderen Wort, Lexem steht, aber inhaltlich differenzierter, merkmalhaltiger ist, z. B. essen zu zu sich nehmen, Tablette zu Medikament (Sprachw.);
Ggs. ↑Hyperonym.

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