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generically, adv.|dʒɪˈnɛrɪkəlɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
a. With reference to genus.
1651Baxter Inf. Bapt. 76 If it determine not the kinde of good formally, nor virtually, nor contain it generically [etc.]. 1695Woodward Nat. Hist. Earth (1723) 27 Genericaly allied. 1748Hartley Observ. Man ii. i. 30 We suppose other Beings generically the same, and yet numerically different. 1783Blair Rhet. (1812) I. vii. 144 These two kinds of writing are generically and essentially distinct. 1868Peard Water-Farm. xv. 155 The tench..belongs to the carp family, and is separated from it generically on account of the size of the scales with which the body is covered [etc.]. 1894H. Drummond Ascent Man 140 Among the most ancient Carboniferous plants..are found certain forms generically identical with those now living.
b. In a generic or non-proprietary manner; without the protection of a patent or of trade-mark legislation. Chiefly U.S.
1967Times Rev. Industry Mar. 41/1 Although Dictaphone was the first company to sell dictating machines, it no longer holds the pride of place in the market and the use of its name ‘generically’ in speech is now largely historical. 1973Sci. Amer. Sept. 162/2 The pharmacist..is in a position to select the brand when the prescription is written generically. 1977Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. i. 4/3 The law will have a bigger impact on costs in a few years when many more drugs lose their patent protection and can be made generically. |