"by extension" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} by extension, {{en-prep phrase}} by extension
  1. (logic) Used to connect the internal logic of two statements. Categories (topical): Logic Synonyms: hence, consequently, therefore Translations (logical consequence): daher (German), demnach (German), demzufolge (German), ezáltal (Hungarian), ennek révén (Hungarian), így aztán (Hungarian), következésképpen (Hungarian), por extensión (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-by_extension-en-prep_phrase-2NNicfA~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 48 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 38 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 36 34 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'logical consequence': 52 28 20
  2. (linguistics, semantics) In the broad sense; broadly Categories (topical): Linguistics, Semantics Synonyms: sensu lato, lato sensu Translations (broadly): bij uitbreiding (Dutch), overdrachtelijk (Dutch), laajassa merkityksessä (Finnish), par extension (French), im weiteren Sinne (German), tágabb értelemben (Hungarian), ogólnie (Polish), por extensión (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-by_extension-en-prep_phrase-zHqTrXZT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 48 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 52 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 42 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 42 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 38 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 42 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 36 34 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics Disambiguation of 'broadly': 2 93 4
  3. (linguistics) figuratively, metaphorically Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-by_extension-en-prep_phrase-rei87Jvu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 48 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 38 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 36 34 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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