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Meaning of 'general' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . General [ a.]
- Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.
- Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
- Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
- Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
- Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
- As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
- Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
- The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
- One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal.
- The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
- The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule.
- The public; the people; the vulgar.

Meaning of 'general' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . general [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
Example in sentence:
  • he discussed the general but neglected the particular
2 . general [ v]
Meaning (2):
- command as a general
Example in sentence:
  • We are generaled by an incompetent!
3 . general [ a]
Meaning (3):
- affecting the entire body
Example in sentence:
  • a general anesthetic;
  • general symptoms
Meaning (4):
- applying to all or most members of a category or group
Example in sentence:
  • a general rule;
  • comprehensible to the general reader;
  • general assistance;
  • in general terms;
  • the general public
5 . general [ s]
Meaning (5):
- somewhat indefinite
Example in sentence:
  • a general description of the merchandise;
  • bearing a general resemblance to the original
Meaning (6):
- of worldwide scope or applicability
Example in sentence:
  • an issue of cosmopolitan import;
  • the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time;
  • universal experience
Meaning (7):
- not specialized or limited to one class of things
Example in sentence:
  • general knowledge;
  • general studies
Meaning (8):
- prevailing among and common to the general public
Example in sentence:
  • the general discontent

Nearby Words:

gena genappe gendarme gendarmery gendarmes gender gendered gendering genderless geneagenesis

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