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ge⋅ner⋅ic

[juh-ner-ik]
–adjective Also, ge⋅ner⋅i⋅cal.
1. of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
2. of, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. 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.
–noun
5. a generic term.
6. 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.
7. a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (distinguished from varietal ).

Origin:
1670–80; < L gener- (see gender 1 ) + -ic


ge⋅ner⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ge⋅ner⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun


4. general, nonproprietary, unrestricted.
ge·ner·ic   (jə-něr'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general. See Synonyms at general.
  2. Biology Of or relating to a genus.
    1. Not having a brand name: generic soap.
    2. Of or being a drug sold under or identified by its official nonproprietary or chemical name.
  3. Grammar Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive.
n.  
  1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.
  2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.

[From Latin genus, gener-, kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
ge·ner'i·cal·ly adv.

Generic

Ge*ner"ic\, Generical \Ge*ner"ic*al\, a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. g['e]n['e]rique. See Gender.]

1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name.

2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to specific.
Language Translation for : generic
Spanish: genérico,
German: allgemein,
Japanese: 総称的な

generic 
1676, "belonging to a large group of objects," formed in Eng. from L. gener-, stem of genus "kind" (see genus). Sense of "not special, not brand-name," of groceries, etc., is from 1977.

Main Entry: ge·ner·ic
Pronunciation: j&-'ner-ik
Function: adjective
1 : common or descriptive and not entitled to trademark protection : NONPROPRIETARY generic name of a drug>
2 : having a nonproprietary name <generic drugs>

Main Entry: 1ge·ner·ic
Pronunciation: j&-'ner-ik
Function: adjective
1 : not protected by trademark registration : NONPROPRIETARY generic names> —used especially in trademark law
2 : relating to or having the rank of a biological genus —ge·ner·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2generic
Function: noun
: a generic drug —usually used in plural

generic ge·ner·ic (jə-něr'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to a genus.
  2. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general.
  3. Not having a trademark or brand name.
n.
A drug sold without a brand name or trademark.

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