Hypernyms for "saying"
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Hypernyms
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adage
advice and consent
agrapha
ambiguity
anatomical
anatomical reference
axiom
Beatitude
byword
calque
calque formation
catchword
dysphemism
epigram
euphemism
idiom
idiomatic expression
loan translation
logion
maxim
motto
phrasal idiom
phrase
proverb
quip
saw
set phrase
shibboleth
shucks
slogan
southernism
sumpsimus
tongue twister
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.