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It's all in the nym - lexical framework

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Hypernyms, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, hyponyms metonymy

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A homonym is a word that
a different meaning, sound and spelling
has more than one meaning
has the same sound or spelling but a different meaning
has the same meaning</p>
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A broad label that applies to many members of a set - the meaning includes that of other words.
antonym
homophone
hyponym
hypernym
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Polysemes are words that ....
give a command
more than one spelling
more than one meaning
contain innuendo
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Using the phrase 'The Crown' to refer to the Royal family is an example of:
a synonym
a hypernym
a homophone
a metonym
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The term 'Silicone Valley' is a commonly used metonym for:
The Stock Exchange
The US presidency
The American Technology Industry
The Football Association
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Which of the following is NOT a hyponym of dog?
siamese
labrador
terrier
poodle
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Daisy and rose are hyponyms of...
fuschia
forget me not
tree
flower
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The noun dog is a hyponym of
car
country
person
animal
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An antonym of bright would be...
light
dawn
dark
blue
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A homophone is
Two or more words with the same meaning but a different spelling
Two or more words that mean the same
Two or more words that have the same spelling but mean something different
Two or more words with the same sound but a different spelling or meaning
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Using a thesaurus can help you to find
synonyms
grammatical errors
translation of a word in a different language
explanation of word origin