generic
See also: genèric
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- generick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic; thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, general.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧ner‧ic
- Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk
Adjective edit
generic (comparative more generic, superlative most generic)
- Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
- Antonyms: specific, instantial
- 1864, Walter Bagehot, “Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry”, in The National Review, volume 19:
- […] the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual.
- "Shrimp" is the generic name for a number of species of sea creature.
- lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
- (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
- (grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
- Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.
- (computing, of procedures) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
- (geometry, of a point) Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
- Relating to genre.
- 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 47:
- Both [films] test formal and generic boundaries.
Synonyms edit
- (comprehensive): broad, general, classic; see also Thesaurus:generic
- (lacking in precision): fuzzy, indefinite; see also Thesaurus:vague
- (lacking a brand): unbranded
Antonyms edit
- (comprehensive): specific, particular, concrete; see also Thesaurus:specific
- (lacking a brand): non-generic, proprietary, branded
- (neither masculine nor feminine): gendered
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
very comprehensive
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of, or relating to a genus
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not having a brand name
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specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
(computing) written so as to operate on any data type
Noun edit
generic (plural generics)
- A product sold under a generic name.
- A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
- (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
- 1998, Jacqueline A. Dienemann, Nursing administration: managing patient care:
- […] a male-centered perspective […] has resulted in false generics in everyday life […]
Translations edit
a product sold under a generic name
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a wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties
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Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
generic m (feminine singular generica, masculine plural generics, feminine plural genericas)
Further reading edit
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 348.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French générique.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
generic m or n (feminine singular generică, masculine plural generici, feminine and neuter plural generice)
Declension edit
Declension of generic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | generic | generică | generici | generice | ||
definite | genericul | generica | genericii | genericele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | generic | generice | generici | generice | ||
definite | genericului | genericei | genericelor | genericilor |
Noun edit
generic n (plural generice)
- (television, film) credits, titles
Declension edit
Declension of generic
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) generic | genericul | (niște) generice | genericele |
genitive/dative | (unui) generic | genericului | (unor) generice | genericelor |
vocative | genericule | genericelor |
Further reading edit
- generic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)