Word: overextension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
ex
ten
sion
Definition: Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: extend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting achievement
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stretch, stretch out, distend, extend.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.