overinclusive
Meanings
adj
- Too inclusive; tending to include too much.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive English overinclusive From over- + inclusive.
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