general
verb
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command as a general
We are generaled by an incompetent!
adjective
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prevailing among and common to the general public
the general discontent
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of worldwide scope or applicability
an issue of cosmopolitan import
the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
- 3
not specialized or limited to one class of things
general studies
general knowledge
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applying to all or most members of a category or group
the general public
general assistance
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affecting the entire body
a general anesthetic
general symptoms
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somewhat indefinite
bearing a general resemblance to the original
a general description of the merchandise
noun
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a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
he discussed the general but neglected the particular
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a general officer of the highest rank
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the head of a religious order or congregation
Also useful for “general”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “general”