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overgenerality

overgenerality noun: excessive generality.

Noun

overgenerality (uncountable)

  1. Excessive generality

Origin of overgenerality

From over- + generality.

Questions about overgenerality

What does overgenerality mean?
Overgenerality means excessive generality.
What part of speech is overgenerality?
Overgenerality is a noun.

Words near overgenerality in the dictionary

  1. overgeneralisations
  2. overgeneralise
  3. overgeneralised
  4. overgeneralises
  5. overgeneralising
  6. overgenerality
  7. overgeneralization
  8. overgeneralizations
  9. overgeneralize
  10. overgeneralized
  11. overgeneralizer

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