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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb general Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb general Entailment of verb general Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb general 1 sense of general Sense 1 general => command Familiarity of verb general general used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb general Sense 1 general => command -------------- Grep of noun general adjutant general attorney general attorney general of the united states brigadier general comptroller general einstein's general theory of relativity estates general field general full general general general agent general agreement general agreement on tariffs and trade general anaesthesia general anaesthetic general anesthesia general anesthetic general assembly general baptist general damages general delivery general election general headquarters general knowledge general ledger general manager general medicine general officer general practitioner general relativity general relativity theory general staff general store general theory of relativity general verdict generalisation generalissimo generalist generality generalization generalized anxiety disorder generalized epilepsy generalized seizure generalship governor general inhalation general anaesthetic inhalation general anesthetic inspector general judge advocate general lieutenant general major-general postmaster general quartermaster general secretary general solicitor general states general surgeon general vicar-general Overview of noun general The noun general has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (40) general, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank) 2. general -- (a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular") Overview of verb general The verb general has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) general -- (command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!") Overview of adj general The adj general has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (90) general -- (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") 2. (3) general -- (not specialized or limited to one class of things "general studies"; "general knowledge") 3. (1) general -- (of national scope; "a general election") 4. (1) general -- (prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent") 5. general -- ((medicine) affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms") 6. general -- (somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise") 7. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide -- (of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience") Antonyms of adj general 7 senses of general Sense 1 general (vs. specific) specific (vs. general) (vs. nonspecific) => ad hoc => circumstantial => limited, special => particular(postnominal), peculiar(postnominal), special(postnominal) => particular(postnominal) => particularized, particularised => proper(predicate) => unique(prenominal) Sense 2 general INDIRECT (VIA undiversified) -> diversified Sense 3 general INDIRECT (VIA national) -> local Sense 4 general INDIRECT (VIA common) -> uncommon Sense 5 general (vs. local) local (vs. general) => localized, localised => topical Sense 6 general INDIRECT (VIA imprecise) -> precise Sense 7 cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide INDIRECT (VIA comprehensive) -> noncomprehensive, incomprehensive Similarity of adj general 7 senses of general Sense 1 general (vs. specific) => as a whole(predicate), at large(predicate), in general(predicate) => at-large(predicate) => broad, unspecific => generalized, generalised => general-purpose, all-purpose => generic => gross => mass, large-scale => miscellaneous => overall => pandemic => pervading, pervasive => widespread => plain, popular Also See-> comprehensive#1; imprecise#1; indiscriminate#2; unspecialized#1, unspecialised#1 Sense 2 general => undiversified (vs. diversified), unvaried Sense 3 general => national (vs. local) Sense 4 general => common (vs. uncommon) Sense 5 general (vs. local) => generalized, generalised => systemic Sense 6 general => imprecise (vs. precise) Sense 7 cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide => comprehensive (vs. noncomprehensive) Attributes of adj general 1 of 7 senses of general Sense 1 general (vs. specific) => generality Familiarity of adj general general used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj general general general-purpose generalised generalized in general Overview of noun general The noun general has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (40) general, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank) 2. general -- (a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular") Overview of verb general The verb general has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) general -- (command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!") Overview of adj general The adj general has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (90) general -- (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") 2. (3) general -- (not specialized or limited to one class of things "general studies"; "general knowledge") 3. (1) general -- (of national scope; "a general election") 4. (1) general -- (prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent") 5. general -- ((medicine) affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms") 6. general -- (somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise") 7. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide -- (of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience")
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