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generic

[ juh-ner-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; not specific; general.

    Synonyms: universal, common

    Antonyms: specific

  2. of, relating to, or noting a genus especially in biology.
  3. (of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women:

    a generic pronoun.

  4. not protected by trademark registration:

    “Cola” and “shuttle” are generic terms.

    Synonyms: unbranded

  5. having no distinguishing characteristics; commonplace:

    There are a lot of generic interviews, and the lack of unique perspective you get from interviewers is somewhat shocking.



noun

  1. something that is generic.
  2. any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
  3. a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product ( varietal ).

generic

/ dʒɪˈnɛrɪk /

adjective

  1. applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general
  2. biology of, relating to, or belonging to a genus

    the generic name

  3. denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc


noun

  1. a drug, food product, etc that does not have a trademark

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Derived Forms

  • geˈnerically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • ge·ner·i·cal·ly adverb
  • ge·ner·i·cal·ness noun
  • non·ge·ner·ic adjective
  • non·ge·ner·i·cal adjective
  • non·ge·ner·i·cal·ly adverb
  • pseu·do·ge·ner·ic adjective
  • pseu·do·ge·ner·i·cal adjective
  • pseu·do·ge·ner·i·cal·ly adverb
  • su·per·ge·ner·ic adjective
  • su·per·ge·ner·i·cal·ly adverb
  • un·ge·ner·ic adjective
  • un·ge·ner·i·cal adjective
  • un·ge·ner·i·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of generic1

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin gener- ( gender 1 ) + -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of generic1

C17: from French; see genus

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Example Sentences

And with sildenafil citrate going generic in three years, Pfizer will soon lose sole ownership over the Viagra formula.

But here we are at a generic hotel suite in downtown Toronto.

But everything in Abbudin feels willfully generic, as if even the tiniest hint of specificity might give offense.

We could have made the production a bit more 2010s by steering it in a more generic direction.

Ketorolac, a generic, is considered a relatively nontoxic drug.

Mangold is here, then, a generic term, standing for other plants equally with the beet.

Illiger (1811:83) proposed Tamias as the generic name of the chipmunk of eastern North America.

We have also some portraits of Miss Vaughan, who is aggressive and good to look at; but this is not the generic distinction.

We shall first distinguish them by the two generic names of Sapajous and Sagoins.

The word guma, like aubo, appears to be a generic term for water, or potable liquids.

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