extension
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7.6
- noun
- /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
- Specialized
:
extensión
- Now he's pushing the logical extension of that concept: unbundled legal services.
- extension of a term
- extension of a concept
- logical extension
Examples
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The renaissance of Hebrew literature and journalism meant the extension of a religious language into the secular, representational, political, and aesthetic domains.
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In linguistics, the extension of a term refers to all the objects it can denote, such as 'dog' including all breeds and individual dogs.
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That dog is an extension of my own self.
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Everything is an extension of your philosophy.
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Anything out there would just be an extension of our universe.
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Or is language an extension of our need to have our questions answered?
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They experience themselves as a sort of extension of mom.
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Our bacteria, they are almost an extension of you that can be helpful or harmful.
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We are also developing additional extensions to harden it into a more widely available public facility.
Academic text (2012) -
An important aspect of the regulation of international migration is the geographical extension of the state or extraterritorially.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
156
5.5
The thing a word or phrase points to
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6.7
The basic exact meaning of a word, not the feelings it suggests
Compounds
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2.5
A cable with a plug and sockets that lets you use electric devices farther from an outlet
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4.1
A college or university program that gives classes and advice to people who are not regular students
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4.1
A program from a college or university that offers courses for people who are not regular students
- Specialized
Letters and symbols added after a file name, usually starting with a dot, to show the file type
- Specialized
A few letters or numbers after a file name that show the file type
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extension comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and tendere 'to stretch', so you can think of how far a word 'reaches' in the real world. That is why the extension of a term means all the things it correctly describes.