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Meaning of overextension

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

overextension

noun

Definitions

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

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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overextension

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