by extension

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. Used to connect the internal logic of two statements.

    • He argued that the failure of a democratic government, by extension, meant the failure of the people.
  2. In the broad sense

    In the broad sense; broadly.

  3. Figuratively, metaphorically.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for by extension. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA