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generic: Meaning and Definition of
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ge•ner•ic
Pronunciation:
( j
u
-ner'ik),
[key]
— adj.
of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
of, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology.
(of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women:
a generic pronoun.
not protected by trademark registration:
“Cola” and “shuttle” are generic terms.
—n.
a generic term.
any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (distinguished from varietal).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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generic
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generosity
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