Hypernyms for "name"
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Hypernyms
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analyse
analyze
appoint
calumniation
calumny
canvas
canvass
charge
constitute
defamation
define
denote
determine
enumerate
establish
examine
family
family line
fix
folk
found
hatchet job
have in mind
important person
influential person
institute
itemise
itemize
kinfolk
kinsfolk
label
language unit
limit
linguistic unit
mean
obloquy
personage
phratry
plant
recite
refer
reputation
repute
sanction
sept
set
specify
study
think of
traducement
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.