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7 dictionary results for: generic
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ge·ner·ic       [juh-ner-ik] Pronunciation Key
–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 gender1) + -ic]

—Related forms
ge·ner·i·cal·ly, adverb
ge·ner·i·cal·ness, noun

—Synonyms 4. general, nonproprietary, unrestricted.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ge·ner·ic       (jə-něr'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
  4. 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.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
generic

adjective
1. relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name" 
2. (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "'Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug 'Tylenol'" 
3. applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?" 

noun
1. a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape [ant: varietal] 
2. any product that can be sold without a brand name 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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