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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒɪˈnɛrɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒəˈnɛrɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jə ner′ik)

ge•ner•ic /dʒəˈnɛrɪk/USA pronunciation adj.

Biologyof, relating to, or applying to all the members of a class, group, or kind:a trait that is generic to humanity.
Biologyof, relating to, or making up a genus.
Grammar(of a word) that may apply to, or refer to, both men and women:A generic pronoun is "their.''
not protected by trademark registration:prescribed a generic drug.

ge•ner•i•cal•ly, adv.

ge•ner•ic ( jə ner′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, ge•ner′i•cal.

Biologyof, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind;
general.
Biologyof, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology.
Grammar(of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women:a generic pronoun.
not protected by trademark registration:"Cola'' and "shuttle'' are generic terms.

a generic term.
Drugsany product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
Winea wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (distinguished from varietal).

Latin gener- (see gender¹) + -ic
1670–80

ge•ner′i•cal•ly, adv.
ge•ner′i•cal•ness, n.

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generic /dʒɪˈnɛrɪk/, generical adj

applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general
of, relating to, or belonging to a genus: the generic name
denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc

Etymology: 17th Century: from French; see genusgeˈnerically adv

'generic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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