Sense Relations - Revision

The word fine has the following meanings: 'superior in quality’ and 'a sum of money paid as a penalty’, which illustrates

• polysemy

• homonymy

The word bank has the following meanings: an incline of land adjoining a river’ and ‘a financial institution’, which illustrates

• homonymy

• polysemy

The word monitor has the following meanings: 'a pupil who assists a teacher' and 'a device that receives video signals from a computer’, which illustrates

• homonymy

• polysemy

The word horn has the following meanings: ‘a structure projecting from the head of an animal’ and 'a musical instrument’, which illustrates

• homonymy

• polysemy

The word pilot has the following meanings: ‘one who operates an aircraft or ship’ and ‘a television program produced as a prototype of a series’, which illustrates

• polysemy

• homonymy

which is not hyponymy of vegetable?

• coconut

• carrot

• spinach

• yams

silver, iron, copper, element, gold, sodium

• Antonym

• Synonymy

• Hyponym

• Homonym

tool, instrument, implement, organ, utensil

• Homonym

• Antonym

• Hyponymy

• Synonymy

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CCSS.L.6.5B

What is the definition of HYPHONYMY?

• A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.

• A word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it.

• A word opposite in meaning to another.

• Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

What is the semantics relationship between (or among) the following words? couch : sofa

• synonymy

• antonymy

• hyponymy

• polysemy