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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, 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.
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).

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Origin:
1670–80; < Latin gener- (see gender1) + -ic

Related forms
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
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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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Synonyms
4. general, nonproprietary, unrestricted.

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Example Sentences
  • Most of them are generic.
  • Green also recorded some more generic spots for use by other retailers and libraries.
  • While their work is primarily generic, there are others working on discipline-specific measures.
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World English Dictionary
generic or generical (dʒɪˈnɛrɪk)
 
—adj
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
 
—n
4.  a drug, food product, etc that does not have a trademark
 
[C17: from French; see genus]
 
generical or generical
 
—adj
 
—n
 
[C17: from French; see genus]
 
ge'nerically or generical
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

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.
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Medical Dictionary

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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Slang Dictionary

generic definition

[dʒəˈnɛrɪk]
  1. mod.
    cheap; plain; undesirable. : I don't want any old generic car, I want something with power and good looks.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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