Umbrella term

Umbrella term

An umbrella term is a word that provides a superset or of related concepts, also called a hypernym. For example, "cryptology" is an umbrella term that encompasses "cryptography" and "cryptanalysis", among other fields. Similarly, an "umbrella organization" can be an organization which is a central and coordinating body representing a number of smaller, separate bodies.

Examples in archaeology/anthropology

*Grave goods
*Venus figurines: (They extend over diverse time periods.)
*Votive deposit: (They are 'essentially' in every human culture/"tribe".)
*Standing stone

Examples in earth science

*Punctuated equilibrium: Created 1972 in the category of Evolution, or Speciation, etc., but could obviously be applied to other "topics". Definition: (See Wiki page: Punctuated equilibrium contrasted against, Gradualism.)

Other examples

*Straw man (Two dictionary definitions)
*Psychokinesis (numerous psychic force abilities described under this term)
*Psychosis (describes nine distinct diagnoses)

Other umbrella terms

*Umbrella brand
*Umbrella fund
*Umbrella organization
*Umbrella school

ee also

*Collective noun
*Generic antecedents
*Family resemblance (Analytic philosophy)

References

*Editors of Random House. "Random House Webster's College Dictionary," Eds. of Random House, (Random House, New York), c 1992,1991. With various: Indices, Tables, Guides, etc., 1568 pgs.


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