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general
English
Alternative forms
- generall (chiefly archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin gener?lis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -?lis (“-al”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?d???n??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d???n???l/
- Hyphenation: gene?ral, gen?er?al
Adjective
general (comparative more general, superlative most general)
- Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. [from 13th c.]
- (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
- Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
- Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. [from 14th c.]
- Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
- Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms
- (involving every part or member): broad, generic; see also Thesaurus:generic
- (prevalent or widespread): typical; see also Thesaurus:common
Antonyms
- (involving every part or member): particular, specific; see also Thesaurus:specific
- (prevalent or widespread): abnormal, uncommon
Derived terms
Related terms
- universal
- common
Translations
Noun
general (countable and uncountable, plural generals)
- (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality. [from 16th c.]
- (military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]
- A great strategist or tactician. [from 16th c.]
- (Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits. [from 16th c.]
- (nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral. [16th-18th c.]
- (colloquial, now historical) A general servant; a maid with no specific duties. [from 19th c.]
- (countable) A general anesthetic.
- (uncountable) General anesthesia.
- (uncountable, insurance) The general insurance industry.
Usage notes
When used as a title, it is always capitalized.
- Example: General John Doe.
The rank corresponds to pay grade O-10. Abbreviations: GEN.
Coordinate terms
- (insurance industry): health, life, pensions
Translations
See also
- hetman
Verb
general (third-person singular simple present generals, present participle generalling or generaling, simple past and past participle generalled or generaled)
- To lead (soldiers) as a general.
Adverb
general (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.
Anagrams
- enlarge, gleaner, reangle
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??.n???al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /d??e.ne??al/
Adjective
general (masculine and feminine plural generals)
- general
Noun
general m (plural generals, feminine generala)
- (military) general
Derived terms
Further reading
- “general” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “general” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “general” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “general” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
general c (singular definite generalen, plural indefinite generaler)
- general
Inflection
Ladin
Adjective
general m (feminine singular generala, masculine plural generai, feminine plural generales)
- general
Middle English
Alternative forms
- generall, generale
Etymology
From a mixture of Anglo-Norman general, Middle French general, and Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??n??ra?l/, /?d??n?ral/
Adjective
general
- universal, complete
- comprehensive, wide-ranging
- general, widely useable or applicable
- common, widely present
Descendants
- English: general
- Scots: general
References
- “?ener?l, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.
Noun
general (plural generals)
- genus, class, group
References
- “?ener?l, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generaler, definite plural generalene)
- (military) a general
Derived terms
- generalguvernør
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generalar, definite plural generalane)
- (military) a general
Derived terms
- generalguvernør
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gener?lis.
Noun
general m (oblique plural generaus or generax or generals, nominative singular generaus or generax or generals, nominative plural general)
- (military) general
Adjective
general m (oblique and nominative feminine singular generale)
- general (not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category)
Declension
Descendants
- ? English: general
- French: général
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gener?lis. See also geral, from the same source.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?e.ne??a??/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /??.n???a?/
- Hyphenation: ge?ne?ral
Noun
general m (plural generais, feminine generala, feminine plural generalas)
- (military) general
Descendants
- ? Tetum: jenerál
Further reading
- “general” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French général, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??e.ne?ral/
Noun
general m (plural generali)
- general
Declension
Adjective
general m or n (feminine singular general?, masculine plural generali, feminine and neuter plural generale)
- general
Declension
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German General, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?en?ra?l/
- Hyphenation: ge?ne?ral
Noun
genèr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- (military) general
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From German General, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n?rá?l/
Noun
gener?l m anim (female equivalent gener?lica or gener?lka)
- (military) general
Inflection
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xene??al/, [xe.ne??al]
Adjective
general (plural generales)
- general
Derived terms
Noun
general m (plural generales, feminine generala, feminine plural generalas)
- (military) general
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: heneral
- ? Tagalog: heneral
Further reading
- “general” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From German General, from Old French general, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?n(?)?r??l/
Noun
general c
- a general; a military title
- an Air Chief Marshal
Declension
Descendants
- ? Finnish: kenraali
References
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generate
English
Etymology
From Latin gener?tus, perfect passive participle of gener? (“beget, procreate, produce”), from genus (“a kind, race, family”); see genus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d??n.?.?e?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d??n.?.e?t/
Verb
generate (third-person singular simple present generates, present participle generating, simple past and past participle generated)
- (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
- (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
- (transitive) To procreate, beget.
- (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
- (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
- 1883, Thomas Hardy, The Three Strangers
- Mrs. Fennel, seeing the steam begin to generate on the countenances of her guests, crossed over and touched the fiddler's elbow and put her hand on the serpent's mouth.
- 1883, Thomas Hardy, The Three Strangers
Synonyms
- (to bring into being): create, spawn
Antonyms
- (to bring into being): annihilate, degenerate, extinguish
- (to produce as a result of a chemical or physical process): erase
Derived terms
- regenerate
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- generate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- generate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- green tea, renegate, teen-ager, teenager
Italian
Verb
generate
- second-person plural present of generare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of generare
- second-person plural imperative of generare
- feminine plural past participle of generare
Anagrams
- argentee, reagente
Latin
Participle
gener?te
- vocative masculine singular of gener?tus
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- what generates earth's magnetic field
- what generates ocean tides on earth
- what generates atp
- what generates energy for a cell
- what generates electricity
- what generates the most atp
- what generates wind
- what generates an action potential
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