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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kenraali
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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.]
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yleinen
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- (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.]
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yleis-
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generation
noun
/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
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- 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.]
- The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time. [from 17th c.]
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sukupolvi
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- A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions.
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jälkeläiset,
jälkikasvu
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- (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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kehittäminen,
tuottaminen
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- The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
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lisääntyminen,
sukupolvi
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- (now, US, dialectal) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
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suku
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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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antelias
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- (obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th–19th c.]
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jalosukuinen
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- Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
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runsas
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- Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]
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suurenmoinen,
ylevä
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generate
verb
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.eɪt/
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- (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
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herättää,
synnyttää
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- (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
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kehittää,
synnyttää,
tuottaa
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- (transitive) To procreate, beget.
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tehdä
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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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yleensä,
tavallisesti
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- Without reference to specific details.
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yleisesti
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- As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
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tavallisesti,
yleensä
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generalized
adjective
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- Made more general, less specialized.
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yleinen,
yleisluonteinen
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generic
adjective
/dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
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- Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
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geneerinen,
yleinen,
yleis-
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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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suku-
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generalize
verb
/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑɪz/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
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- To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
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yleistää
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- To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
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levitä
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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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generaattori,
sähkögeneraattori
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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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virittäjä
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