generic

adj.

1. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general. See synonyms at general.
2. Biology. Of or relating to a genus.
3. 1. Not having a brand name: generic soap.
   2. Of or being a drug sold under or identified by its official nonproprietary or chemical name.
4. Grammar. Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like

n.

1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.
2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.

[From Latin genus, gener-, kind.]

generically ge·ner'i·cal·ly adv.

(juh-NEHR-ik)

adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a genus.
2. Sold without a brand name.
3. Relating to a whole group or class.

Etymology
From French generique, from Latin gener-, genus kind, class.

Usage
"The Brennans made a commitment to drastically reduce spending and to begin investing more of their six-figure income for the future. `I even started buying generic toilet paper that felt like sandpaper to save money,' admits Kathleen." — Mari McQueen, Making Money Against the Odds, Money (New York) Nov 1998.

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1. Relating to or describing an entire class.

2. In marketing, pertaining to a whole product or service category.

adjective

Belonging or relating to the whole: common, general, universal. See specific/general.

adj

Definition: common, general
Antonyms: branded, exclusive, individual, particular, specific

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General, relating to a group or class of related things; something not specific, not referring to a particular thing. "The term ‘generic' has reference to a class of related things. . . . While the term ‘specific' is limited to a particular, definite, or precise thing." 2 F. 2d 113, 114.

generic drug law refers to modern statutes enacted by many states that permit or require pharmacists in certain circumstances to substitute a drug product with the same active ingredients and of the same generic type for the drug prescribed by the physician. See, e.g., Calif. Bus. & P. Code §4047.6.

1. pertaining to a genus.
2. nonproprietary; denoting a drug name not protected by a trademark, usually descriptive of the drug's chemical structure.

• g. pet food — commercially prepared pet foods without a brand name; usually of low cost and possibly of poor quality. High levels of calcium in generic dog foods have reportedly been the cause of copper, zinc and iodine deficiency in a syndrome called generic dog food disease.

Of or relating to a genus.

IN BRIEF: Relating to a whole group or class. Also: Not protected by trademark.

None of the projects in the science fair was notable nor stood out as anything other than generic.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - generisk, fælles, ikke specifik
n. - køn, art

Nederlands (Dutch)
generisch, merkloos, algemeen

Français (French)
adj. - générique
n. - générique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - generisch, Gattungs..., allgemein
n. - Oberbegriff, Gattung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - του γένους, του είδους

Italiano (Italian)
generico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - genérico

Русский (Russian)
родовой, общий, непатентованный (о лекарстве)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - genérico
n. - genérico, expresión genérica, producto que se vende sin marca

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - generisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
属的, 一般的, 类的, 通称, 非专利药

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 屬的, 一般的, 類的
n. - 通稱, 非專利藥

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 포괄적인, 속의
n. - 상표 없는 상품

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 属の, 共通の, 一般的な, 総称的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משותף לכל הקבוצה, של מין, קשור לקבוצה מסוימת או מאפיין אותה, (בעיקר בתרופות) ללא שם רשום, לא מוגן על ידי סימן רשום‬
n. - ‮שם גנרי (שם המין), מוצר הנמכר תחת שם גנרי (שם המין)‬

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