superordinate

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EnglishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

superordinate (comparative more superordinate, superlative most superordinate)

1. Greater in degree, rank or position.
2. (logic) The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.
3. (linguistics, of a word or phrase) hypernymic

AntonymsEdit

• (greater in rank or position): subordinate
• (hypernymic): hyponymic

TranslationsEdit

greater in degree, rank or position

• Czech: nadřazený
• French: surordonné m

• Irish: osordaithe
• Swedish: överordnad (sv)

NounEdit

superordinate (plural superordinates)

1. That which is superordinate.
2. (linguistics) A hypernym.

SynonymsEdit

• hypernym

TranslationsEdit

that which is superordinate

• Czech: nadřízený (cs) m

VerbEdit

superordinate (third-person singular simple present superordinates, present participle superordinating, simple past and past participle superordinated)

1. (transitive) To cause to be superordinate.

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LatinEdit

VerbEdit

superordināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of superordinō