General
['dʒen(ə)r(ə)l] or ['dʒɛnrəl]
Definition
(noun.) a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); 'he discussed the general but neglected the particular'.
(noun.) a general officer of the highest rank.
(noun.) the head of a religious order or congregation.
(verb.) command as a general; 'We are generaled by an incompetent!'.
(adj.) prevailing among and common to the general public; 'the general discontent' .
(adj.) not specialized or limited to one class of things; 'general studies'; 'general knowledge' .
(adj.) applying to all or most members of a category or group; 'the general public'; 'general assistance'; 'a general rule'; 'in general terms'; 'comprehensible to the general reader' .
(adj.) affecting the entire body; 'a general anesthetic'; 'general symptoms' .
(adj.) somewhat indefinite; 'bearing a general resemblance to the original'; 'a general description of the merchandise' .
Typist: Theodore--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.
(a.) Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
(a.) Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
(a.) Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
(a.) Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
(a.) As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
(a.) Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
(a.) The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
(a.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal.
(a.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
(a.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule.
(a.) The public; the people; the vulgar.
Checker: Sylvia
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Of the whole (genus, class, &c.), catholic, not partial, not special, not particular.[2]. Ecumenical.[3]. Common, usual.[4]. Vague, indefinite, lax.
n. [1]. Whole, total.[2]. (Mil.) Commander-in-chief, generalissimo, captain-general.
Editor: Margaret
Definition
adj. relating to a genus or whole class: including many species: not special: not restricted: common: prevalent: public: loose: vague.—n. a class embracing many species: an officer who is head over a whole department: a military officer who commands a body of men not less than a brigade (often general officer): the chief commander of an army in service: (R.C. Church) the head of a religious order responsible only to the Pope: (Shak.) the public the vulgar.—n. General′ē esp. in pl. Generalia general principles.—adj. Generalī′sable.—n. Generalisā′tion.—v.t. Generalīse′ to include under a general term: to infer (the nature of a class) from one or a few instances.—v.i. to reason inductively.—n. General′ity.—advs. Gen′erally Gen′eral (obs.) in a general or collective manner or sense: in most cases: upon the whole.—n. Gen′eralship the position of a military commander: military tactics.—General Assembly (see Assembly); General Epistle one addressed to the whole Church (same as Catholic Epistle); General practitioner a physician who devotes himself to general practice rather than to special diseases; General principle a principle to which there are no exceptions within its range of application; General servant a servant whose duties are not special but embrace domestic work of every kind.—In general mostly as a general rule.
Typist: Wilhelmina
Examples
- BUELL, Brigadier-General Comd'g. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Sherman ranked him as a brigadier-general. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- General George will help us out. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When the massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve deluged France with the blood of Protestants Catherine saw that Palissy was spared from the general destruction. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Not but what myself and Micawber have our hands pretty full, in general, on account of Mr. Wickfield's being hardly fit for any occupation, sir. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- While there are several distinct parts of this device, each having its individual function, they may be considered as a whole under the general term of the escapement. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This was a class of plant which the inquirers desired to purchase outright and operate themselves, usually because of remoteness from any possible source of general supply of current. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thence he pushed on to Waynesboro', where he found the enemy in force in an intrenched position, under General Early. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- To talk about training a power, mental or physical, in general, apart from the subject matter involved in its exercise, is nonsense. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- General Canby was an officer of great merit. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- General Tufto is a great flirt of mine. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- At last I had to say to General Thomas that I should be obliged to remove him unless he acted promptly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We can, however, see in a general manner that various causes might have interfered with the development of a long neck or proboscis. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The General replied, of course I must obey, and said his men were embarking as fast as they could. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- While duplicates of the two letters were being made, the Union generals present were severally presented to General Lee. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Roman generals were no match for the Carthaginian, and whenever they met him they were beaten. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have been talking with unseemly zeal about bloody battles and butchering generals; we arrive now at a triumph in your line. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Nobody said what anything was, but everybody said what the Mrs Generals, Mr Eustace, or somebody else said it was. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- WilliaMs. Generals Logan and Blair commanded the two corps composing the right wing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The generals in command of the Rhine legions, the Palatine troops, and the eastern armies, each attempted to seize power. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In their modes of expressing thought, these two generals contrasted quite as strongly as in their other characteristics. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Every one had his opinion about the manner in which the war had been conducted: who among the generals had failed, how, and why. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Usurpers, rebellious generals, and false prophets seemed to have vanished from the Moslem dominions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Upton, 121st New York Volunteers; Colonel William McCandless, 2d Pennsylvania Reserves, to be Brigadier-Generals. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I was not a supporter of him politically, but I knew him more intimately than I did any other of the volunteer generals. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Generals Ord, Wright, and Parke made examinations in their fronts to determine the feasibility of an assault on the enemy's lines. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the evening of the same day he was in consultation with some of his generals on the same subject, and still again on the morning of the 6th. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Buell was the senior of the two generals and commanded the entire column. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The efforts to kill off politically the two successful generals, made them both candidates for the Presidency. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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