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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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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