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generalities

[jen-uh-ral-i-tee]

gen·er·al·i·ty

[jen-uh-ral-i-tee]
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


1. truism, cliché, platitude, banality.

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