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

Typed by Judy

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