Hypernyms for "linear measure"
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Hypernyms
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440 yards
880 yards
archine
astronomy unit
body length
cable
cable length
cable''s length
chain
cicero
coss
cubit
digit
em
en
fathom
finger
fingerbreadth
finger''s breadth
fistmele
foot
footer
ft
fthm
furlong
geometric pace
half mile
handbreadth
handsbreadth
head
in
inch
international mile
kos
land mile
lea
league
li
ligne
link
long measure
mesh
metric linear unit
mi
mil
mile
miler
military pace
nail
nautical linear unit
nut
pace
palm
perch
pica
pica em
point
pole
quarter mile
rod
Roman mile
Roman pace
span
stat mi
statute mile
survey mile
Swedish mile
vara
verst
yard
yarder
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.