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