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generic
noun
A product sold under a generic name
A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties
Translations:
adjective
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific
Quotations
:
"...the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them,---what is , not what is special and individual." — Walter Bagehot (1826-1877)
(
biology
) Of, or relating to a genus (
italbrac, not comparable
)
Not having a brand name
Of a drug identified by its chemical name
(
grammar
) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
Translations:
Etymology:
Latin
genus
,
generis
, race, kind: compare French
générique
.
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