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under-extension

under-extension is the alternative form of underextension.

Meaning of underextension

Noun

underextension (countable and uncountable, plural underextensions)

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

Forms of under-extension

pluralunder-extensions

Questions about under-extension

What is under-extension the alternative form of?
Under-extension is the alternative form of underextension.

Words near under-extension in the dictionary

  1. under-dosed
  2. under-doses
  3. under-dosing
  4. under-educated
  5. under-endowed
  6. under-extension
  7. under-extensions
  8. under-eye
  9. under-eye bag
  10. under-eye bags
  11. under-eyes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: under-extension (page history and authors); underextension (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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