Definitions from Wiktionary (underextension)
▸ noun: (linguistics) Application of a term to too few referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer only to the family pet.
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▸ noun: (linguistics) Application of a term to too few referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer only to the family pet.
Similar:
catachresis,
undergeneralisation,
undergeneralization,
underapplication,
underdefinition,
undergeneration,
underspecification,
underinterpretation,
underreading,
underinclusion,
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▸ Usage examples for underextension
▸ Idioms related to underextension
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing underextension
▸ Words that often appear near underextension
▸ Rhymes of underextension
▸ Invented words related to underextension