autohyponym

Noun

Meaning

autohyponym (plural autohyponyms)

A word that is a hyponym of itself, displaying vertical polysemy via a stricter sense that is entirely a subset of a broader sense.

Examples

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

hyponymy hypernymy autohyponymy cohyponym comeronym

Close letter words and terms

autohypnotic autohypnotism autohypnotization autohyponymic autohyponymically autohyponymous