Saint Nicholas
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
Types & categories
Sense 2 noun
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
Types & categories
- imaginary being instance hypernym
- patron saint instance hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | bishop |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | saint |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | imaginary being |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | patron saint |