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Meaning of extended definition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

extended Euclidean algorithm extended family extended household extended keyboard extended memory extended metaphor