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Meaning of general

1. (n) a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"

2. (n) a general officer of the highest rank

3. (n) the head of a religious order or congregation

4. (v) command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

5. (adj.sat.) prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"

6. (adj.sat.) of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

7. (adj.sat.) not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"

8. (adj) 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"

9. (adj.sat.) of national scope; "a general election"

10. (adj) affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"

11. (adj.sat.) somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"

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