autohypernymy

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, auto- +‎ hypernymy, or, by surface analysis, autohypernym +‎ -y.

Noun

autohypernymy (uncountable)

1. (semantics, linguistics) The semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is hypernymous to another.

   Synonyms: autohyperonymy, autosuperordination

   Hypernyms: polysemy < colexification

   Coordinate term: autohyponymy