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In the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
As a rule; usually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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without distinction of one from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he is interested in snakes in general
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generally, in the main
Antonyms: none provided
Inherited from Middle English in general.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
в общия случай
(v obštija slučaj)
— in the general case
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Bulgarian:
общо взето
(obšto vzeto)
— in the general case
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Danish:
generelt
— in the general case
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Danish:
generelt set
— in the general case
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Dutch:
in het algemeen
— in the general case
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Finnish:
yleensä
— in the general case
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Finnish:
yleisesti
— in the general case
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French:
en général
— in the general case
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German:
im Allgemeinen
— in the general case
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Ancient Greek:
ἐπὶ πᾶν
(epì pân)
— in the general case
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Ancient Greek:
ὡς ἐπὶ πᾶν εἰπεῖν
(hōs epì pân eipeîn)
— in the general case
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Hungarian:
általánosságban
— in the general case
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Hungarian:
összességében
— in the general case
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Hungarian:
egészében véve
— in the general case
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Hungarian:
alapjában véve
— in the general case
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Icelandic:
almennt séð
— in the general case
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Irish:
go coitianta
— in the general case
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Khmer:
ជាទូទៅ
(cie tuu təv)
— in the general case
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Latvian:
lielākoties
— in the general case
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Polish:
w ogóle
— in the general case
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Russian:
вообще
(voobshche)
— in the general case
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Swedish:
i allmänhet
— in the general case
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Vietnamese:
nói chung
— in the general case
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Spanish:
en general
— generally