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



RESET




Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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