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Important Language Terms Synonym ☞ Words with the same or similar meanings. ☞ happy → joyful Antonym ☞ Words with opposite meanings. ☞ happy → sad Homonym ☞ Words that share the same form (spelling or pronunciation) but have different meanings. ☞ bat (sports equipment) vs. bat (animal) Polysemy ☞ A word with multiple related meanings. ☞ bank (financial institution, river bank) Entailment ☞ A logical relationship where one statement implies another. ☞ John is a bachelor entails John is unmarried Collocation ☞ Words that often appear together in natural language. ☞ fast food, make a decision Apposition ☞ Two noun phrases referring to the same thing. ☞ My friend, the doctor, will help you Hypernym ☞ A more general term (parent category). ☞ animal → dog Hyponym ☞ A more specific term (child category). ☞ dog → golden retriever Holonym ☞ The whole that contains parts. ☞ car → tire Meronym ☞ A part of the whole. ☞ tire → car Troponym ☞ A specific kind of action (hyponym for verbs). ☞ run → sprint @OreosSpace