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general

152 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) general (adjective)
  2. 2) general (noun)
  3. general ability (noun)
  4. general acceptance (noun)
  5. general act (noun)
  6. general administrator (noun)
  7. general admission (noun)
  8. general agent (noun)
  9. general american (noun)
  10. general anesthesia (noun)
  11. general appearance (noun)
  12. general assembly (noun)
  13. general assignment (noun)
  14. general assumpsit (noun)
  15. general atonement (noun)
  16. general average (noun)
  17. general aviation (noun)
  18. General Baptist (noun)
  19. general bass (noun)
  20. general canon (noun)
  21. general cargo (noun)
  22. general certificate of education
  23. General Conference (noun)
  24. general confession (noun)
  25. general convention (noun)
  26. general counsel (noun)
  27. general course (noun)
  28. General Court (noun)
  29. general court-martial (noun)
  30. general cover (noun)

1gen·er·al

adj \ˈjen-rəl, ˈje-nə-\

Definition of GENERAL

1
: involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole
2
: involving, relating to, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group <the general equation of a straight line>
3
: not confined by specialization or careful limitation
4
: belonging to the common nature of a group of like individuals : generic
5
a : applicable to or characteristic of the majority of individuals involved : prevalent b : concerned or dealing with universal rather than particular aspects
6
: relating to, determined by, or concerned with main elements rather than limited details <bearing a general resemblance to the original>
7
: holding superior rank or taking precedence over others similarly titled <the general manager>
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Examples of GENERAL

  1. They have issued a general warning.
  2. The general consensus is that we should go ahead.
  3. The witness was able to provide a very general description of the thief.
  4. She began her talk with some general observations about the state of the industry.
  5. The book provides a good general introduction to the subject.
  6. My concerns are all general—nothing specific.
  7. The details of the new plan are different, but it's based on the same general concept.
  8. My general impression was that things were going well.
  9. They were found in the same general area.
  10. I'm going in the general direction of the store.

Origin of GENERAL

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus kind, class — more at kin
First Known Use: 14th century

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