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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"