What does "generic" mean?

A product sold under a generic name.

What is a synonym for "generic"?

Common synonyms include: general, abstract, ambiguous, bland, blend, broad.

Pronounced //ˈdʒɛn(ə)rɪk//.

//ˈdʒɛn(ə)rɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A product sold under a generic name.
2
any product that can be sold without a brand name wordnet
3
A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.
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wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as ‘vin rouge’, ‘vino rosso’, ‘rotwein’, ‘red wine’, etc.), or by general class (as ‘vin ordinaire’, ‘vin de table’, ‘vino da tavola’, ‘tafelwein’, ‘table wine’, etc.) wordnet
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A term that specifies neither male nor female.
"[…]a male-centered perspective[…]has resulted in false generics in everyday life[…]"

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The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
"Where the generic of an English-language place name has been translated into French, it is essential to restore it to its original English form when translating the French document into English."

Adjective

1
Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
"Capri pants can be a generic term for any cropped slim pants."
2
Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
3
Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
"The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien."
4
Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
"Holonym: familial"
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Relating to gender.

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Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex. nonstandard
"Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic."
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Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
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Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
9
Relating to genre.
"Both [films] test formal and generic boundaries."
10
Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.
""That movie was so generic; it was so such a bore""