"underextension" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underextension.wav Forms: underextensions [plural]
Etymology: From under- + extension. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|extension}} under- + extension Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underextension (countable and uncountable, plural underextensions)
  1. (linguistics) Application of a term to too few referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer only to the family pet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Coordinate_terms: overextension

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Alternative forms

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