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generic adjective

  /dʒɪnəˈrɪk/ , /d͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/ , /ˈdʒɛnərɪk/
  • Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
  • (of a product or drug) Not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
 générique

generic noun

  /dʒɪnəˈrɪk/ , /d͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/ , /ˈdʒɛnərɪk/
  • (toponymy) The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
 générique
  • A product sold under a generic name.
 médicament générique, produit générique

general noun

  /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
  • (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.]
 général, général d'armée

general adjective

  /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
  • Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]
 général, communal
  • Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
 général, universal
  • (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.]
 général, en chef
  • Not of a specific class; miscellaneous. [from 16th c.]
 général
  • Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
 d'ensemble
générale

generous adjective

  /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
  • Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
  • (obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th–19th c.]
 généreux

generation noun

  /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • 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.]
  • (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.
 génération
  • The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
 génération, création
  • (now, US, dialectal) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
 generation, génération

generate verb

  /ˈd͡ʒen(a)reːʈ/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.eɪt/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛnəreːt/ , [ˈdʑɛnəɹɛ(ː)t]
  • (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
  • (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
 générer
  • (transitive) To procreate, beget.
  • (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
 engendrer

generally adverb

  /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli/ , /ˈd͡ʒen.ɹə.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/ , [dʒɛn̺d̺rɐli]
  • Popularly or widely.
 généralement, en général
  • As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
  • Without reference to specific details.
 généralement

generator noun

  /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
  • Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
 générateur, générateur électrique

generalization noun

  • The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
 généralisation
generic name
nom générique
generic class
classe générique
generic type
type générique
generic function
fonction générique
generic drug
générique
generic masculine
masculin générique
masculine generic
masculin générique
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