4 entries found for generic.
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ge÷ner÷ic Pronunciation Key (j-nrk)
adj.
Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general. See Synonyms at general.
Biology. Of or relating to a genus.
Not having a brand name: generic soap.
Of or being a drug sold under or identified by its official nonproprietary or chemical name.
Grammar. Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive.
n.
A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.
A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.
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[From Latin genus, gener-, kind. See gen- in Indo-European Roots.]
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ge÷neri÷cal÷ly adv.
Source: The American Heritageî Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright é 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, é 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Ok the above thing was taken by dictionary.com. So generic means covering all aspects of a group. not focusing on brands etc. From this perspective if you say a name is generic it should cover all its sub groups.
chefssalad. com --- very generic or not?
What about salads.com, menu.com, restaurants.com or food.com
Babytears.com --- generic or not?
babyproducts.com, mybaby.com, babycare.com ?
electricglow.com --- generic or not?
heat.com, hot.com, uhot.com, stove.com, electricshock.com?
unbookedrooms.com --- ?
reservation.com, rooms.com, freelodging.com, freerooms,com, even hotels.com or hoteldiscount.com.
So get some idea which is generic and which is shiteric ?
Sero