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Description: Hypernyms refer to words that represent categories or generalizations. They are high-level terms that encompass or are more general than other words or concepts within a specific domain or field of knowledge.

Sample sentences:

• The term "animal" is a hypernym for "cat," "dog," and "elephant."
• In the context of programming, "programming languages" is a hypernym for "Python," "Java," and "C++."
• Within the culinary world, "desserts" is a hypernym for "cakes," "pies," and "ice creams."

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