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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ge•ner•ic /dʒəˈnɛrɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - Biologyof, relating to, or applying to all the members of a class, group, or kind:a trait that is generic to humanity.
- Biologyof, relating to, or making up a genus.
- Grammar(of a word) that may apply to, or refer to, both men and women:A generic pronoun is "their.''
- not protected by trademark registration:prescribed a generic drug.
ge•ner•i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ge•ner•ic ( jə ner′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, ge•ner′i•cal. - Biologyof, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind;
general. - Biologyof, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology.
- Grammar(of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women:a generic pronoun.
- not protected by trademark registration:"Cola'' and "shuttle'' are generic terms.
n. - a generic term.
- Drugsany product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
- Winea wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (distinguished from varietal).
- Latin gener- (see gender1) + -ic
- 1670–80
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged general, nonproprietary, unrestricted.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: generic /dʒɪˈnɛrɪk/, generical adj - applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general
- of, relating to, or belonging to a genus: the generic name
- denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from French; see genusgeˈnerically adv |