Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extended definition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tend-ed def-i-ni-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cryptic clue with both a definition and a wordplay, but in which the wordplay can also be read as part of the definition.

Example Sentences

"Pass on education, primarily, in this (7) A charade of COL (‘pass’) plus LEG (‘on’ side in cricket) plus E (‘Education, primarily’), with an extended definition."
"Cooking that’s fuss-free, requiring no bits of expensive equipment before you start (4,3) [...] As woks are fairly cheap equipment and stir-fry cooking is a fairly simple process, the whole clue is an extended definition, so a “semi-&lit”."
"I want to highlight two delightful surface readings, where the whole clue acts as an extended definition."

Inflected Forms

extended definitions (plural)

Synonyms

semi-&lit

Questions

What does extended definition mean?: A cryptic clue with both a definition and a wordplay, but in which the wordplay can also be read as part of the definition.

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