English Explanatory Dictionary

underextension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Application of a term to too few referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer only to the family pet.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underextension.wav

Word forms

underextension underextensions

Etymology

From under- + extension.

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