genericismn.
/dʒᵻˈnɛrᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /dʒəˈnɛrəˌsɪz(ə)m/ rare before late 20th cent.
The quality or state of being generic; concentration on a generic style or approach; (in early use) spec. the use of words to apply generically.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > state of being non-specific
genericalness1708
genericism1840
non-specificity1922
genericness1939
genericity1964
1840 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Regeneration iv. iii. 342 The principle of Genericism pervades all the Offices of the Church of England... So inherent is this phraseological necessity, that we find the language of Genericism constantly employed by the inspired Apostles themselves.
1849 A. W. H. Rose Emigrant Churchman in Canada II. iii. 66 The very language of genericism employed by our Lord and his Apostles.
1954 Mod. Lang. Notes 69 534 These are less central than their genericism—their insistence on placing the work with respect to its kind.
1989 W. LaMendola et al. Casebk. Computer Applic. in Social & Human Services v. 158 Put crudely, professional genericism promotes larger groups with shared needs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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