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ge·ner·ic  (j-nrk)
adj.
1. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general. See Synonyms at general.
2. Biology Of or relating to a genus.
3.
a. Not having a brand name: generic soap.
b. Of or being a drug sold under or identified by its official nonproprietary or chemical name.
4. Grammar Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive.
n.
1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.
2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.

[From Latin genus, gener-, kind; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

ge·neri·cal·ly adv.

generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk], generical
adj
1. applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of, relating to, or belonging to a genus the generic name
3. (Medicine / Pharmacology) denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc.
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug, food product, etc. that does not have a trademark
[from French; see genus]
generically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.generic - a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape
vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
varietal, varietal wine - a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape
2.generic - any product that can be sold without a brand name
generic drug - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs"
merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
Adj.1.generic - relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
2.generic - (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
nonproprietary - not protected by trademark or patent or copyright; "nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them"
3.generic - applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

generic
adjective collective, general, common, wide, sweeping, comprehensive, universal, blanket, inclusive, all-encompassing Parmesan is a generic term for a family of Italian hard cheeses.
individual, particular, specific, precise
Translations
generic [dʒɪˈnerɪk] ADJgenérico

generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adjgénérique generic drug

generic
adjartmäßig; generic name or termOberbegriff m; (Biol) → Gattungsbegriff or -name m; generic groupGattung f

generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adjgenerico/a
generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adjgenerico/a

generic
adj generic [dʒəˈnerik]
(of a name, term etc) referring to several similar objects etc Furniture' is a generic term for chairs, tables etc. algemene للجِنْس عامَّة، عام общ rodový fælles-; generisk allgemein γενικός, χαρακτηριστικός κατηγορίας αντικειμένων genérico üld- گروهی yleinen, yleis- générique של סוג जाति का generički, uopćen gyűjtő (fogalom, név) istilah umum ættkvíslar- generico 総称的な 포괄적인, (생물) 속(屬)의 bendras, apibendrinantis sugas- generik generiek felles-, generisk ogólny generic общий rodový splošen, obči opšti sammanfattande, samlings- โดยทั่วไป; เกี่ยวกับจำพวก cinsle ilgili, türsel 一般的 загальний, родовий ایک جیسی اشیا سے متعلق chung cho cả loại


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It has often been stated that domestic races do not differ from each other in characters of generic value.
but, besides the application to him of the generic remark above, this carpenter of the Pequod was singularly efficient in those thousand nameless mechanical emergencies continually recurring in a large ship, upon a three or four years' voyage, in uncivilized and far-distant seas.
In the fishery, they usually go by the generic name of Gay-Headers.
 
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