A hypernym is a word whose definition includes the definition of another word (its hyponym).
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Equivalent word which represents 'Team' or 'Individual'
I am developing a coding contest project with multiple contests.
The participants can be a team or an independent individual, depending on the contest setting. I want to define only one model for the ...
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Is there a hypernym for debit/credit?
I’m looking for a generic word that means “debit or credit”.
Say I have a transaction, and I don’t know whether it’s a debit on the account or a credit on the account, and I want to ask about it, is ...
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I am trying to come up with a term for actions Replace/Prepend/Append
Let's assume I have a text in the notepad: "Some Text".
If I enter more words after the text it will be an append ("Some Text Another Text"), otherwise it will be a prepend ("Another Text Some ...
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Is there a single term for “nieces and nephews”?
I find it handy when talking about my sons and daughters I can just say my children. It's nice to say nieces instead of sibling's daughters. I wonder if there is a similar term for nieces and nephews ...
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Is there a word for a class of circular shapes?
I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I'm wondering if there is a word for a class of circular shapes?
Thinking about this hierarchically:
* Shape
* Polygon
* Square
* Rectangle
* ...
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What's the word that combines inclusion/exclusion?
Like visibility combines show/hidden, what's the word that combines inclusion/exclusion?
EDIT:
The problem is inspired by the VIM reference manual:
A character motion is either inclusive or ...
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What are: province, territory, protectorate, state…?
Often a country will have regions called "provinces" or "states". Other times they are called "territories" and "protectorates".
Is there a generic term for these words?
Is there a full list of ...
