overextension (English, noun)
expansion: overextension (countable and uncountable, plural overextensions)
Senses:
glosses: The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: overextensions
tags: plural