general

verb

  1. 1

    command as a general

    We are generaled by an incompetent!

adjective

  1. 1

    prevailing among and common to the general public

    the general discontent

  2. 2

    of worldwide scope or applicability

    an issue of cosmopolitan import

    the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley

  3. 3

    not specialized or limited to one class of things

    general studies

    general knowledge

  4. 4

    applying to all or most members of a category or group

    the general public

    general assistance

  5. 5

    affecting the entire body

    a general anesthetic

    general symptoms

  6. 6

    somewhat indefinite

    bearing a general resemblance to the original

    a general description of the merchandise

noun

  1. 1

    a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

    he discussed the general but neglected the particular

  2. 2

    a general officer of the highest rank

  3. 3

    the head of a religious order or congregation

Synonyms

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