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Word: Generic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- ‘stock, race’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɪˈnɛrɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific
Short Definition:characteristic of class or group of things
Examples:- chèvre is a generic term for all goat's milk cheese
Definition:
relating to a genus.
Short Definition:relating to genus
Word: Generic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɪˈnɛrɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark
Short Definition:consumer product having no brand name
Examples:- substituting generics for brand-name drugs
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