Bedeutungserweiterung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- extension noun An extra part added to something to make it larger or longer, or an extra period of time granted beyond an original deadline.
- generalisation noun The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- generalization noun An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
Senses
Bedeutungserweiterung is used for these senses in English:
- extension (linguistics, semantics) semantic widening, broadening of meaning
extension — full definition
- noun An extra part added to something to make it larger or longer, or an extra period of time granted beyond an original deadline.
- noun A small program that adds features to a web browser or other software.
- noun An additional telephone line within an office or building, or the short number that reaches it.
generalisation — full definition
- noun The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- noun Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.