Synonyms for generic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : juh-ner-ik

Phonetic Transcription : dʒəˈnɛr ɪk

Définition of generic

Origin : 1670s, "belonging to a large group of objects," formed in English from Latin gener-, stem of genus "kind" (see genus) + -ic. Sense of "not special, not brand-name; in plain, cheap packaging," of groceries, etc., is from 1977.

adj common, general

Example sentences :

It grows in the form of a spathula, from which it receives its generic name.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Both the generic and specific names refer to its many mouths.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

We speak of man in the generic sense, as including women also.
Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver

There has been something both ideal and generic in American life.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge

Then the generic and specific distinctions were very easy to establish.
Extract from : « Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution » by Alpheus Spring Packard

There is no reason whatever for this inundation of generic names.
Extract from : « Bruin » by Mayne Reid

In the fishery, they usually go by the generic name of Gay-Headers.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

The word gate here, you will admit, is used in a generic sense.
Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild

Of birds, I shall only notice one, called by some the Nicobar swallow3, but I will not venture to determine its generic character.
Extract from : « Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives » by John Gottfried Haensel

Both names are generic and Avataric, and yet, may be personified.
Extract from : « The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul » by Jirah D. Buck

Antonyms for generic

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