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verbovergeneralise (third-person singular simple present overgeneralises, present participle overgeneralising, simple past and past participle overgeneralised)
present singular third person overgeneralises · participle present overgeneralising · participle past overgeneralised · past overgeneralised
- alternativeAlternative spelling of overgeneralize.
One possible worry about the main argument of this paper is that it overgeneralises.
2015 January 8, Leo Carton Mollica, “Explanation and nowness: an objection to the A-Theory”, in Philosophical Studies, →DOI
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overgeneralise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgeneralise
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“overgeneralise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgeneralise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overgeneralise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgeneralise.
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