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genericness
ge·ner·ic G0080900 (jə-nĕr′ĭk)adj.1. a. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class: Cancer is a generic term for a group of diseases in which cells proliferate wildly.b. Lacking specificity; general: made some generic remarks about how to save for retirement.2. Biology Of or relating to a genus.3. a. Relating to or being a product that is sold or distributed without any brand name or without a widely known brand name, especially as a discount alternative to a name-brand product: generic soap.b. Relating to or being the official nonproprietary name of a drug, under which it is licensed and identified by the manufacturer.4. Grammar Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive.n.1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.
[From Latin genus, gener-, kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
ge·ner′i·cal·ly adv.gen′e·ric′i·ty (jĕn′ə-rĭs′ĭ-tē), ge·ner·ic·ness n.genericness (dʒɪˈnɛrɪknəs) nthe state or quality of being genericgeneric properties |