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What is hyponymy?

Hyponymy is a relation of inclusion or entailment, where the meaning of the hyponym includes or entails the meaning of the superordinate term.

What is a superordinate term?

A superordinate term, or hypernym, is a term that includes other terms, called cohyponyms or hyponyms.

What is the difference between cohyponyms and hyponyms?

Cohyponyms are terms that share the same superordinate term, while hyponyms are terms that are included in the meaning of the superordinate term.

What is meronymy?

<p>Meronymy is the part-whole relationship between words, where the word referring to the part is called the meronym and the word referring to the whole is called the holonym.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between hyponymy and meronymy?

<p>Hyponymy is a relationship of inclusion or entailment, while meronymy is a part-whole relationship. A hyponym is included in the meaning of a superordinate term, while a meronym is a part of a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a co-meronym?

<p>A co-meronym is the name of a sister part of the same whole in a meronymic relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is synecdoche?

<p>Synecdoche is a linguistic device that uses a part of something to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to a part.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of synecdoche from the text.

<p>An example of synecdoche from the text is referring to a ship as sails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can a dog be a meronym of an animal?

<p>No, a dog cannot be a meronym of an animal, as a dog is a kind of an animal, which is a hyponymic relationship, not a meronymic relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The meaning of the hyponym ______ the meaning of the superordinate term

<p>includes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Meronymy is the part-whole ______

<p>relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

The word referring to the part is called the ______

<p>meronym</p> Signup and view all the answers

The names of sister parts of the same whole are called ______

<p>co-meronyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

If roses is a hyponym of the superordinate term flowers, then I bought some roses ______ I bought some flowers

<p>entails</p> Signup and view all the answers

The word referring to the whole is ______

<p>holonym</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hyponymy is a relation of ______ or entailment

<p>inclusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

The meaning of the hyponym entails the meaning of the ______ term

<p>superordinate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Meronymy must not be confused with ______

<p>hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hyponymy is a two-way relationship between words.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Meronymy is a type of hyponymy.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Meronyms and holonyms are only used in literary language.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synecdoche is a linguistic device that uses meronymy.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

A dog can be a co-meronym of a cat.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The meaning of the superordinate term includes the meaning of the hyponym.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The relationship between scarlet and red is an example of meronymy.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Meronymy is exemplified by the relationship between nose and face.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cohyponyms are words that are related through meronymy.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between red and scarlet in the text?

<p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between finger and hand in the text?

<p>Meronymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between nose and face in the text?

<p>Holonymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between page and book in the text?

<p>Holonymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between roses and flowers in the text?

<p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between scarlet and red in the text?

<p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between a ship and sails in the text?

<p>Synecdoche</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between a car and wheels in the text?

<p>Synecdoche</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relationship between a dog and an animal in the text?

<p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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