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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Generic \Ge*ner"ic\, Generical \Ge*ner"ic*al\, a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf F. g['e]n['e]rique. See {Gender}.] 1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name 2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to {specific}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: generic adj 1: (biology) relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name" 2: (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'" 3: applicable to an entire class or group "is there a generic Asian mind?"
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