When a word changes from a specific to a general meaning, it goes through extension of meaning.（)
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- When the word “root” means “part of plant that keeps it firmly in the soil and absorbs water and food from the soil”, the meaning is ________ meaning.
- Guess the meaning of the words from the context by matching each word with the word or phrase that is similar in meaning.
- Hyponymy is the relationship which obtains between specific and general lexical items. The word that is more general in meaning is called s______ .
- Synchronically, the basic meaning of a word is considered to be the core of word meaning, called the _______ meaning.
- The word that is more general in meaning is called the s_________ ________, and the more specific words are called its hyponyms.