generic

  1. Adjective.  Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
  2. Adjective.  (biology) Of, or relating to a genus (italbrac, not comparable) .
  3. Adjective.  Not having a brand name.
  4. Adjective.  Of a drug identified by its chemical name.
  5. Adjective.  (grammar) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson.
  6. Adjective.  (computing) (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
  7. Noun.  A product sold under a generic name.
  8. Noun.  A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
  9. Noun.  (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.

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