- in a generic sense
- in a general way, not-specific
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
in a generic sense
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Generic — Ge*ner ic, Generical Ge*ner ic*al, a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]rique. See {Gender}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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