Meaning
About the whole of something, and not about the small details.
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Word origin
From Latin generalis, from genus, meaning a kind or a class of things.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- generalis
- English cognates
- genus, generation
Examples
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A "general" idea covers the whole plan without the details.
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"In general" means most of the time.
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Here "general" means shared by nearly everyone.
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