general
noun
/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
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- (military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]
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στρατηγός,
πτέραρχος
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general
adjective
/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
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- Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]
- (sometimes, _, postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
- Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
- Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
- Not of a specific class; miscellaneous. [from 16th c.]
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γενικός
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generous
adjective
/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
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- Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
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γενναιόδωρος
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- Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
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γερός
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generation
noun
/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
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- The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
- (now, US, dialectal) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
- A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]
- (geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
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γενιά
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generally
adverb
/ˈd͡ʒen.ɹə.li/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/
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- Without reference to specific details.
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γενικά
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- As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
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συνήθως
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generator
noun
/ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
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- Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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γεννήτρια
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- (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
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γεννήτορας
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generic
adjective
/d͡ʒen(ə)ˈrɪk/
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/d͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
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- lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
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γενικός
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- (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
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γενόσημο
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- (grammar, nonstandard) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
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ουδέτερο
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generalize
verb
/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑɪz/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
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- To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
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γενικεύω
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generic
noun
/d͡ʒen(ə)ˈrɪk/
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/d͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
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- A product sold under a generic name.
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γενόσημος
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generalization
noun
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- The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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γενίκευση
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