Definition of Generec
{ Ge*ner"ic (?), Ge*ner"ic*al (?), }
a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind:
cf. F. générique. See Gender.]
1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or
kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from
another genus; as, a generic description; a generic
difference; a generic name.
2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or
appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to
specific.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific
Quotations:
*"...the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them,---what is generic, not what is special and individual." — Walter Bagehot (1826-1877)
- (biology) Of, or relating to a genus
- Not having a brand name
- Of a drug identified by its chemical name
- (grammar) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
- A product sold under a generic name
- A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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