OVEREXTENSION

Etymology

Noun

overextension (countable and uncountable, plural overextensions)

The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.

(linguistics) Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.

Coordinate terms

• underextension

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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