Generic
WordNet
adjective
(1) Applicable to an entire class or group
"Is there a generic Asian mind?"
(2) (of drugs) not protected by trademark
"`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
(3) Relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
"The generic name"
noun
(4) Any product that can be sold without a brand name
(5) 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
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific
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- "...the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them,---what is generic, not what is special and individual." — Walter Bagehot (1826-1877)
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- Of, or relating to a genus
- Not having a brand name
- Of a drug identified by its chemical name
- Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson
- (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.