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A term used to cover a broad category of things rather than a single specific item.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- “Cryptology” is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis.
- Today "queer" is an umbrella term for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blanket term, hypernym
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
總稱 /总称
(zong2 cing1)
— term covering a broad category of things
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Chinese Cantonese:
統稱 /统称
— term covering a broad category of things
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Chinese Mandarin:
總稱 /总称
(zǒngchēng)
— term covering a broad category of things
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Chinese Mandarin:
統稱 /统称
(tǒngchēng)
— term covering a broad category of things
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Danish:
fællesbetegnelse
— term covering a broad category of things
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Dutch:
verzamelnaam
— term covering a broad category of things
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Dutch:
overkoepelende term
— term covering a broad category of things
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Finnish:
yläkäsite
— term covering a broad category of things
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Finnish:
kattotermi
— term covering a broad category of things
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French:
terme générique
— term covering a broad category of things
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German:
Oberbegriff
— term covering a broad category of things
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German:
Sammelbegriff
— term covering a broad category of things
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Hungarian:
gyűjtőnév
— term covering a broad category of things
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Hungarian:
gyűjtőfogalom
— term covering a broad category of things
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Italian:
termine generico
— term covering a broad category of things
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Romanian:
termen generic
— term covering a broad category of things
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Russian:
общее понятие
(obščeje ponjatije)
— term covering a broad category of things
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Spanish:
término paraguas
— term covering a broad category of things
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Swedish:
samlingsnamn
— term covering a broad category of things
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Swedish:
överbegrepp
— term covering a broad category of things
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Vietnamese:
thuật ngữ chung
— term covering a broad category of things