coordinate term

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Noun

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coordinate term (plural coordinate terms)

  2. (semantics) A term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.
    Synonyms: cohyponym, co-hyponym
    Hypernyms: term; word
    Coordinate terms: synonym; antonym; comeronym; hypernym, hyperonym; hyponym; near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym; instance, example; metonym, synechdoche; antiphrasis
    The words oak, maple, spruce, and linden are coordinate terms beneath the hypernym of tree.
    The terms HDA, LAMP, MDA, NASBA, RPA, SDA, and TMA are coordinate terms beneath the hypernymic term isothermal nucleic acid amplification test.

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  • Wiktionary:Semantic relations § Coordinate term
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