Hypernyms for "hour"
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Hypernyms
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aurora
bedtime
break of day
break of the day
canonical hour
closing time
cockcrow
crepuscle
crepuscule
dawn
dawning
daybreak
dayspring
dusk
early-morning hour
evenfall
fall
first light
gloam
gloaming
happy hour
high noon
late-night hour
man hour
mealtime
midday
midnight
morning
nightfall
none
noon
noonday
noontide
person hour
rush hour
sidereal hour
small hours
sundown
sunrise
sunset
sunup
twelve noon
twilight
zero hour
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.