Dictionary definition · general
noun
- a general officer of the highest rank
- the head of a religious order or congregation
- a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)"he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
verb
- command as a general"We are generaled by an incompetent!"
adjective
- applying to all or most members of a category or group"the general public"
- not specialized or limited to one class of things"general studies"
- prevailing among and common to the general public"the general discontent"
- affecting the entire body"a general anesthetic"
- somewhat indefinite"bearing a general resemblance to the original"
- of worldwide scope or applicability"an issue of cosmopolitan import"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).