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Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Capri pants can be a generic term for any cropped slim pants.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: specific, instantial
Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
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Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
Examples
Holonym: familial Meronyms: infrasubspecific, infraspecific, subspecific, specific There are scores of generic names within the order Decapoda, which includes many sea creatures that are called shrimp.
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Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic. This included criticism of the generic use of man to include men and women.
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Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
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Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Relating to genre.
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Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.
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That movie was so generic; it was such a bore!
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A product sold under a generic name.
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A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.
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Synonyms: blend
Antonyms: varietal
A term that specifies neither male nor female.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
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Antonyms: specific
relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
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applicable to an entire class or group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
is there a generic Asian mind?
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adjective satellite
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(of drugs) not protected by trademark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'
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any product that can be sold without a brand name
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: merchandise, ware, product
Narrower terms: generic drug
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: generic wine
Antonyms: varietal
Broader terms: wine, vino
From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.
Across languages
Translations 101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
إِجْمالِيّ
(ʔijmāliyy)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
جامِع
(jāmiʕ)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
شامِل
(šāmil)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
شُمُولِيّ
(šumūliyy)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
عامّ
(ʕāmm)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
عُمُومِيّ
(ʕumūmiyy)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
عَمِيم
(ʕamīm)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
كُلِّيّ
(kulliyy)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
مُحِيط
(muḥīṭ)
— very comprehensive
Arabic :
مُطْلَق
(muṭlaq)
— very comprehensive
Bulgarian :
обширен
(obširen)
— very comprehensive
Bulgarian :
неспецифичен
(nespecifičen)
— very comprehensive
Catalan :
genèric
— very comprehensive
Dutch :
generiek
— very comprehensive
Finnish :
yleinen
— very comprehensive
Finnish :
yleis-
— very comprehensive
Finnish :
geneerinen
— very comprehensive
French :
générique
— very comprehensive
Galician :
xenérico
— very comprehensive
Georgian :
ზოგადი
(zogadi)
— very comprehensive
Georgian :
საზოგადო
(sazogado)
— very comprehensive
Georgian :
განზოგადებული
(ganzogadebuli)
— very comprehensive
Georgian :
საერთო
(saerto)
— very comprehensive
German :
allgemein
— very comprehensive
German :
generisch
— very comprehensive
German :
typisch
— very comprehensive
Greek :
γενικός
(genikós)
— very comprehensive
Ido :
generala
— very comprehensive
Indonesian :
generik
— very comprehensive
Norwegian :
generisk
— very comprehensive
Polish :
ogólny
— very comprehensive
Polish :
pospolity
— very comprehensive
Polish :
uogólniony
— very comprehensive
Portuguese :
genérico
— very comprehensive
Russian :
о́бщий
(óbščij)
— very comprehensive
Russian :
обобщённый
(obobščónnyj)
— very comprehensive
Russian :
всео́бщий
(vseóbščij)
— very comprehensive
Spanish :
genérico
— very comprehensive
Turkish :
genelleyici
— very comprehensive
Turkish :
kapsamlı
— very comprehensive
Bulgarian :
родов
(rodov)
— of, or relating to a genus
Finnish :
suku-
— of, or relating to a genus
Georgian :
გვაროვნული
(gvarovnuli)
— of, or relating to a genus
Georgian :
სახეობრივი
(saxeobrivi)
— of, or relating to a genus
German :
artmäßig
— of, or relating to a genus
German :
gattungsmäßig
— of, or relating to a genus
German :
arttypisch
— of, or relating to a genus
Norwegian :
generisk
— of, or relating to a genus
Polish :
rodzajowy
— of, or relating to a genus
Portuguese :
genérico
— of, or relating to a genus
Russian :
родово́й
(rodovój)
— of, or relating to a genus
Russian :
видово́й
(vidovój)
— of, or relating to a genus
Scottish Gaelic :
gneitheach
— of, or relating to a genus
Turkish :
cinsle ilgili
— of, or relating to a genus
Turkish :
eşdeğer
— of, or relating to a genus
Turkish :
familyaya āit
— of, or relating to a genus
Turkish :
soya mahsus
— of, or relating to a genus
Turkish :
soya özgü
— of, or relating to a genus
Catalan :
genèric
— not having a brand name
Dutch :
generiek
— not having a brand name
French :
générique
— not having a brand name
Georgian :
შაბლონური
(šablonuri)
— not having a brand name
German :
Generikum
— not having a brand name
Greek :
γενόσημο
(genósimo)
— not having a brand name
Indonesian :
generik
— not having a brand name
Norwegian :
merkelo
— not having a brand name
Norwegian :
s
— not having a brand name
Norwegian :
generisk
— not having a brand name
Polish :
niemarkowy
— not having a brand name
Polish :
bezmarkowy
— not having a brand name
Portuguese :
genérico
— not having a brand name
Russian :
нема́рочный
(nemáročnyj)
— not having a brand name
Russian :
безма́рочный
(bezmáročnyj)
— not having a brand name
Spanish :
genérico
— not having a brand name
Georgian :
ზოგადი
(zogadi)
— specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
Greek :
ουδέτερο
(oudétero)
— specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
Norwegian :
kjo
— specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
Norwegian :
nnsno
— specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
Norwegian :
ytral
— specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
Russian :
о́бщий
(óbščij)
— specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
German :
generisch
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Indonesian :
generik
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Persian :
همگانیک
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Portuguese :
genérico
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Russian :
обобщённый
(obobščónnyj)
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Turkish :
jenerik
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Turkish :
üreysel
— (computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Finnish :
geneerinen tuote
— a product sold under a generic name
French :
médicament générique
— a product sold under a generic name
French :
produit générique
— a product sold under a generic name
Galician :
xenérico
— a product sold under a generic name
Georgian :
ჯენერიკი
(ǯeneriḳi)
— a product sold under a generic name
Georgian :
არაგამორჩეული პროდუქტი
(aragamorčeuli ṗrodukṭi)
— a product sold under a generic name
Greek :
γενόσημος
(genósimos)
— a product sold under a generic name
Portuguese :
genérico
— a product sold under a generic name
Russian :
джене́рик
(dženɛ́rik)
— a product sold under a generic name
Russian :
джене́рик
(dženérik)
— a product sold under a generic name
Russian :
непатенто́ванное лека́рственное сре́дство
(nepatentóvannoje lekárstvennoje srédstvo)
— a product sold under a generic name
Russian :
нема́рочный/безма́рочный това́р
(nemáročnyj/bezmáročnyj továr)
— a product sold under a generic name
Russian :
нема́рочное вино́
(nemáročnoje vinó)
— a wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties
French :
générique
— part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type
