Hypernyms for "school"
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Hypernyms
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academy
alma mater
art nouveau
Ashcan School
conservatoire
conservatory
correspondence school
crammer
dance school
dancing school
day school
deconstructivism
direct-grant school
driving school
Eight
elementary school
finishing school
flying school
grad school
grade school
graduate school
grammar school
Gymnasium
historical school
home-school
lake poets
language school
lycee
lyceum
middle school
night school
nursing school
pointillism
primary school
private school
public school
religious school
riding school
Sabbath school
school of nursing
secession
secondary school
secretarial school
sezession
sophisticate
Sunday school
tech
technical school
training school
veterinary school
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.