Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: generic
IPA transcription: [dʒən'ɛɹɪk]
Pronunciations of generic
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: generic
    Meaning: applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"
  • Synonyms: generic
    Meaning: (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
  • Synonyms: generic
    Meaning: relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: generic
    Meaning: any product that can be sold without a brand name
  • Synonyms: generic, generic_wine
    Meaning: a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape
Usage examples
  • For instance, a worm, though from man it may originate, cannot be called man's image, merely because of the generic likeness.
  • And so the difference of corruptible and incorruptible which is on the part of the forms does not involve a generic difference between man and the other animals.
  • These men who grouped themselves under different appellations, but who may all be designated by the generic title of socialists, endeavored to pierce that rock and to cause it to spout forth the living waters of human felicity.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Benjamin Franklin, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helicobacter pylori, License CC BY-SA 4.0