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coordinate term

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cohyponym, co-hyponym

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: term, word

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cohipònim — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 並列詞條 /并列词条 (bìngliè cítiáo) — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Finnish: vieruskäsite — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Finnish: rinnakkaiskäsite — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • French: cohyponyme — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Galician: cohipónimo — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • German: Kohyponym — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • German: Synhyponym — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Greek: συνυπώνυμο (synypónymo) — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Hungarian: kohiponima — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Hungarian: mellérendelt fogalom/szó/név/kifejezés — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Norwegian: koordinatterm — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Polish: kohiponim — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Portuguese: co-hipônimo — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Russian: согипо́ним (sogipónim) — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Spanish: cohipónimo — a term which shares a hypernym with another
  • Swedish: kohyponym — a term which shares a hypernym with another