Barn was once “a place for storing only barley”, but now means a “storeroom”. This is an example of ( ) of meaning.
Barn was once “a place for storing only barley”, but now means a “storeroom”. This is an example of ( ) of meaning.
【正确答案】：EXTENSION
【题目解析】：本题考查词义扩大的应用。词义的扩大也称普遍化，是指词的意义的扩展。这是一个词的词义从表达某一专门意义转化到表示概括意义的过程。例如barn原义为“收藏大麦的仓库”，现义扩大为“仓库”。extension：词义的扩大
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