Term: novation: (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party
Candidate hypernym: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) → 1
Candidate hypernym: genotype: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism → 0
Candidate hypernym: romneya: one species: matilija poppy → 0
Candidate hypernym: tobogganing: riding on a long light sled with low handrails → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweetness and light: a mild reasonableness → 0
Candidate hypernym: miracle: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent → 0
Candidate hypernym: cephaloglycin: antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use → 0
Candidate hypernym: frottage: masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fret: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hylocereus: genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: guano: the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer → 0