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noun
The process of becoming generic; an instance of it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: genericized trademark, abstraction, despecification, generalization, genericization, universalization
Antonyms: none provided
noun
With respect to a trademark, the act or process of becoming so widely identified as a reference for a type of product as to cease representing a particular brand or manufacturer of that type of product.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: genericide, trademark erosion
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An instance of this act or process; a generic name thus created.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: generic name
History
Etymology tree English generic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English genericization From generic + -ization.
