Pronunciations (2)
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/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/
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dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk
Pronunciation notes
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Adjective
Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
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Capri pants can be a generic term for any cropped slim pants.
[…] the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual.
Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
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Having in mind Marx's conception of reason as a practical organ of collective existence, and of the object as something defined though not objectivized by reason, we may describe his epistemology as one of generic subjectivism.
Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
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The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien.
Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
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Holonym: familial
Meronyms: infrasubspecific, infraspecific, subspecific, specific
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There are scores of generic names within the order Decapoda, which includes many sea creatures that are called shrimp.
Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
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Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.
This included criticism of the generic use of man to include men and women.
Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
Relating to genre.
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Both [films] test formal and generic boundaries.
Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.
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That movie was so generic; it was such a bore!
Noun
A product sold under a generic name.
A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.
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A term that specifies neither male nor female.
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[…]a male-centered perspective[…]has resulted in false generics in everyday life[…]
The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
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Where the generic of an English-language place name has been translated into French, it is essential to restore it to its original English form when translating the French document into English.
Adjective
relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
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the generic name
(of drugs) not protected by trademark
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‘Acetaminophen’ is the generic form of the proprietary drug ‘Tylenol’
applicable to an entire class or group
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is there a generic Asian mind?
Noun
wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as ‘vin rouge’, ‘vino rosso’, ‘rotwein’, ‘red wine’, etc.), or by general class (as ‘vin ordinaire’, ‘vin de table’, ‘vino da tavola’, ‘tafelwein’, ‘table wine’, etc.)
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any product that can be sold without a brand name
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