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The word tail once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail


The word tail once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal." This is an example of ______.

A.widening of meaning

B.narrowing of meaning

C.meaning shift

D.loss of meaning

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