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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuh n]
- /ˌoʊ vərˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-ver-jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuh n]
- /ˌoʊ vərˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of overgeneralization word
- noun overgeneralization the act or process of overgeneralizing. 1
- noun overgeneralization the result of overgeneralizing. 1
- noun overgeneralization Linguistics. (in language acquisition) the process of extending the application of a rule to items that are excluded from it in the language norm, as when a child uses the regular past tense verb ending -ed of forms like I walked to produce forms like *I goed or *I rided. 1
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Origin of overgeneralization
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; over- + generalization
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Parts of speech for Overgeneralization
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overgeneralization popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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