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that she should resign. We demanded a general revision of the
law. 2 ordinary, common, normal, customary, habitual, regular,
usual, run-of-the-mill, everyday, familiar, accustomed;
non-specialized, unspecialized, non-specific, unspecific:
Indoor plumbing became general only in the twentieth century.
Within the general area of ceramics there are scores of
specialities. 3 mixed, assorted, miscellaneous, heterogeneous,
encyclopedic or encyclopaedic, diversified, extended, broad,
comprehensive, inclusive, all-inclusive, non-exclusive, overall,
blanket, across the board, sweeping, panoramic, catholic,
composite, combined, blended, hybrid, mongrel: The plan is to
prepare a general work of reference. 4 vague, indefinite,
broad, ill-defined, loose, inexact, imprecise, undetailed,
non-specific, unspecific, generalized, overall; approximate:
This kind of general report fails to pinpoint problems.
generality
n. 1 generalization, abstraction, abstract, vague or loose or
sweeping or indefinite statement, imprecise or vague notion:
His talks are characterized by empty generality, without
detailed facts. 2 Often, generalities. principle(s), law(s),
abstraction(s), generalization(s), universality or
universalities: You have given us the generalities, now we want
the particulars.
generally adv. 1 usually, commonly, ordinarily, in general, customarily,
habitually, conventionally, normally, typically, on average, as
a rule, by and large, for the most part, mostly, mainly, on the
whole, predominantly: Generally, people do not have a healthy
diet. He is generally in the office at noon. 2 superficially,
non-specifically, unspecifically, roughly, broadly, in a general
way, loosely, approximately, largely, in the main, mainly,
principally: He covered the subject generally, not dwelling on
details.
generate v. 1 produce, create, originate, make, manufacture: At these
stations we can generate 1000 megawatts of electricity. 2
spawn, father, sire, bring into being, procreate, breed, beget,
engender, propagate: This one fish would generate millions of
offspring if all survived. 3 produce, create, give rise to,
inspire, whip up, cause, initiate: Her good fortune generated
in him a feeling of envy. 4 produce, create, invent, coin, make
up, fabricate, fashion, devise, develop, form, forge, mould,