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Generic

noun
/dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
Word Frequency: 8.3

Definitions

1.nounA product sold under a generic name.
2.nounA wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
3.noun(grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
4.adjectiveVery comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
""Shrimp" is the generic name for a number of species of sea creature."
5.adjectiveLacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
6.adjective(of a product or drug) Not having a brand name.
7.adjectiveOf or relating to a taxonomic genus.
8.adjectiveRelating to gender.
9.adjective(grammar) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.
10.adjective(Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
11.adjective(of a point) Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

Synonyms

broadgeneralunbrandedfuzzyindefinitenonproprietarygeneralisedgeneral-purposegenerallyoverallacross-the-boardcomprehensive

Antonyms

concreteparticularspecificbrandednon-genericproprietary

Rhymes With

esotericbarrackbarbaricclerichystericderrickatmosphericferric
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