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nounwine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)
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nounany product that can be sold without a brand nametype of:
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"is there a generic Asian mind?"adjectiveapplicable to an entire class or group
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"`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"adjective(of drugs) not protected by trademark
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"the generic name"adjectiverelating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
Examples of generic
- "is there a generic Asian mind?"
- "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
- "the generic name"