overextension
(noun)
noun
1. The state or quality of being overextended.
2. (linguistics) Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.
(noun)
1. The state or quality of being overextended.
2. (linguistics) Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.