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oversimplification.

An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.

18 characters7 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The process of making such an explanation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English simplification English oversimplification From over- + simplification.

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