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  1. noun
    a general officer of the highest rank

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  2. noun
    the head of a religious order or congregation

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  3. adjective
    of worldwide scope or applicability
  4. noun
    a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
    "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
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  5. adjective
    affecting the entire body
    "a general anesthetic" "general symptoms"

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  6. adjective
    applying to all or most members of a category or group
    "the general public" "general assistance" "a general rule" "in general terms" "comprehensible to the general reader"
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  7. verb
    command as a general
    "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
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  8. adjective
    not specialized or limited to one class of things
    "general studies" "general knowledge"

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  9. adjective
    prevailing among and common to the general public
    "the general discontent"

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  10. adjective
    somewhat indefinite
    "bearing a general resemblance to the original" "a general description of the merchandise"

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Examples of general
  • "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
  • "a general anesthetic"
  • "general symptoms"
  • "the general public"
  • "general assistance"
  • "a general rule"
  • "in general terms"
  • "comprehensible to the general reader"
  • "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
  • "general studies"
  • "general knowledge"
  • "the general discontent"
  • "bearing a general resemblance to the original"
  • "a general description of the merchandise"
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