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generality

[ jen-uh-ral-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural gen·er·al·i·ties.

an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement:
to speak in generalities about human rights.
Synonyms: banality, platitude, cliché, truism
a general principle, rule, or law.
the greater part or majority:
the generality of people.
the state or quality of being general.

generality

/ ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪtɪ /

a principle or observation having general application, esp when imprecise or unable to be proved
the state or quality of being general
archaic.
the majority

1400–50; late Middle English generalite < Latin generālitās. See general, -ity

The public should know how particular surveillance programs work, at least at a high level of generality.

In the eighth line we have “bells” seven times repeated in all—bells being taken in their utmost generality, viz., musical action.

THE generality of naturalists are of opinion that the perfume called civet, or musk, is furnished only by one species of animals.

The tale-tellers and the gossips—for they exist here as in the generality of sacred places—are distributed in various directions.

The seats are disposed in six parallel ranges, and the generality are quite good enough for anybody.

He thrives very well, like the generality of parsons, and will be a long liver if careful.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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