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generalities
[
jen-
uh
-
ral
-i-tee
]
gen·er·al·i·ty
/
ˌdʒɛn
əˈræl
ɪ
ti
/
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[
jen-
uh
-
ral
-i-tee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-ties.
1.
an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement:
to speak in generalities about
human rights
.
2.
a
general
principle, rule, or law.
3.
the greater part or majority:
the generality of people.
4.
the state or quality of being
general
.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
generalite
<
Latin
generālitās.
See
general
,
-ity
Synonyms
1.
truism, cliché, platitude, banality.
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