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# wordnet.hypernyms()

## Syntax

    hypernyms(query)

## Description

Returns all hypernyms of query. This command generally returns more results than a simple hypernym() command, but queries will run slower since this is a recursive algorithm. The returned value is a list of elements that are by themselves lists of related synonyms. The last element in the list is the most abstract interpretation of the given query word.

## Example

    wordnet = ximport("wordnet")
    print wordnet.hypernyms("train")
    >>>[['train', 'railroad train'], ['public transport'],
    >>> ['conveyance', 'transport'], ['instrumentality', 'instrumentation'],
    >>> ['artifact', 'artefact'], ['object', 'physical object'],
    >>> ['entity', 'physical thing'], ['whole', 'whole thing', 'unit'],
    >>> ['object', 'physical object'], ['entity', 'physical thing']]