Definition of General

Noun

• a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
  "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
  
• the head of a religious order or congregation
  - superior general
• a general officer of the highest rank
  - full general

Verb

• command as a general
  "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
  

Adjective

• of worldwide scope or applicability
  "an issue of cosmopolitan import"
  "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
  "universal experience"
  cosmopolitan ecumenical oecumenical universal worldwide - world wide
• somewhat indefinite
  "bearing a general resemblance to the original"
  "a general description of the merchandise"
  
• affecting the entire body
  "a general anesthetic"
  "general symptoms"
  
• prevailing among and common to the general public
  "the general discontent"
  
• not specialized or limited to one class of things
  "general studies"
  "general knowledge"
  
• applying to all or most members of a category or group
  "the general public"
  "general assistance"
  "a general rule"
  "in general terms"
  "comprehensible to the general reader"
  

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