Hypertext Webster Gateway: "generic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Generic \Ge*ner"ic\, Generical \Ge*ner"ic*al\, a. [L. genus,
generis, race, kind: cf. F. g['e]n['e]rique. See {Gender}.]
1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a
genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus;
as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic
name.
2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large
classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to
{specific}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
generic
adj 1: (biology) relating to or common to or descriptive of all
members of a genus; "the generic name"
2: (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is
the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
3: applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic
Asian mind?"
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