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- 1 Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
"It is generall / To be mortall: / I haue well espyde / No man may hym hyde / From Deth holow eyed […]."
- 2 Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. postpositional, sometimes
"For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General."
- 3 Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
"‘I can't quite afford you the sympathy you expect upon this score,’ I replied; ‘the misfortune is so general, that it belongs to one half of the species […].’"
- 4 Not limited in use or application; applicable across a broad range.
"M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace."
- 5 Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
"As she thus spoke, the entrance of the servants with dinner cut off all conversation but that of a general nature."
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- 6 Not of a specific class; miscellaneous.
"general goods"
- 1 prevailing among and common to the general public wordnet
- 2 of worldwide scope or applicability wordnet
- 3 not specialized or limited to one class of things wordnet
- 4 applying to all or most members of a category or group wordnet
- 5 affecting the entire body wordnet
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- 6 somewhat indefinite wordnet
- 1 In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole. not-comparable, obsolete
- 1 Ellipsis of General Hospital. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
"The ambulance is taking him to General. Owerri West General Hospital or Owerri North? Obinze is still in charge of West General. If it's that one, turn it around now."
- 1 The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of general in its various senses. alt-of
"You're going to have to tell that to the president yourself, General."
- 3 a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) wordnet
- 4 A great strategist or tactician. countable, uncountable
"Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world."
- 5 a general officer of the highest rank wordnet
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- 6 A general fact or proposition; a generality. archaic, countable, uncountable
"We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars."
- 7 the head of a religious order or congregation wordnet
- 8 The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits. countable, uncountable
- 9 A commander of naval forces; an admiral. countable, uncountable
- 10 A general servant; a maid-of-all-work. colloquial, countable, historical, uncountable
"Then the servants left and there was only one, a General. A great deal of your comfort and happiness depends on having a good General."
- 11 A general anesthetic. countable
- 12 General anesthesia. uncountable
- 13 The general insurance industry. uncountable
"I work in general."
- 14 A xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace. countable, uncountable
- 1 To lead (soldiers) as a general.
"Generalled by Mrs. Hauksbee, who, again, had all Mrs. Mallowe's wisdom at her disposal, proud of himself and, in the end, believing in himself because he was believed in, Otis Yeere stood ready for any fortune that might befall, certain that it would be good."
- 2 command as a general wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.
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