superordinate
- noun
- /ˌsuːpərˈɔːrdɪnɪt/
- Specialized
:
hiperónimo
- In linguistics, a superordinate term like animal includes more specific words such as cat and dog.
- a superordinate category
Examples
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Within the OGS superordinate category, four subordinate categories emerged from the data: offensive situations, defensive situations, situations where the offensive and defensive nature was unspecified, and injury-related situations.
Academic text (1996) -
The inductive classification procedures with responses across all sports led to the emergence of four general superordinate level 1 categories labeled Ongoing Game Situations, Game/Score/Time Criticality Situations, Coach Related Situations, and Miscellaneous Situations.
Academic text (1996) -
Superordinate categories
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Of course, it is true that an interior monologue contains no clues as to the nature of its superordinate (quoting) narrator, if any.
Academic text (1996) -
The second superordinate category accommodated situations of Game/Score/Time Criticality (GSTC).
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The word furniture is a superordinate category that encompasses more specific items like chair and table.
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In taxonomy, the term mammal serves as a superordinate classification for more specific species like lion and whale.
Synonyms
A general word that includes more specific words like bird for sparrow
A general word for a group of things, like 'flower' for 'rose'
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A general word that includes more specific words like bird for sparrow
How General
Surface Forms
Morphology
superordinate = superordinate (semi-transparent) = super + ordinate
The hierarchical sense is motivated by the literal idea of something being above others in an order, but the linguistic term is specialized.
Etymology
Superordinate comes from Latin parts super- 'above' and ord- 'order'. In language this name fits a word that sits 'above' more specific words, so a superordinate is a general term like 'animal' for 'dog'.
