Definitions for generic
dʒəˈnɛr ɪkgener·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. generic, generic winenoun

   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

2. genericadjective

   any product that can be sold without a brand name

3. genericadjective

   relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

   "the generic name"

4. genericadjective

   (of drugs) not protected by trademark

   "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"

5. genericadjective

   applicable to an entire class or group

   "is there a generic Asian mind?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. genericnoun

   A product sold under a generic name

2. genericnoun

   A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties

3. genericnoun

   A term that specifies neither male nor female.

4. genericadjective

   Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific

5. genericadjective

   Of, or relating to a genus

6. genericadjective

   Not having a brand name

7. genericadjective

   Of a drug identified by its chemical name

8. genericadjective

   Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson

9. genericadjective

   (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

10. Etymology: Formed in English from.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generic

   A general definition for "generic" is something that lacks distinctive qualities or characteristics, and is often associated with being ordinary, common, or universal. It refers to a generic item or product that does not bear a brand name or a specific identity, and is typically used to describe things that are non-specific or broadly applicable in nature.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Genericadjective

   alt. of Generical

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Generic

   -al, Generically. See Genus.

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Drug

Anagrams for generic »

1. energic

How to pronounce generic?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say generic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of generic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of generic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of generic in a Sentence

1. Joe Biden:

   The good news is the bad news. Everybody knows me. Everybody has an opinion. So it's harder to mislabel me or to say something about me that's not true. I have weaknesses. It's easier to talk about the weaknesses, but the generic point is that people know who I am.

2. Tim Horn:

   We see no reason to push back against commercial payers or Medicaid programs that would move to prefer generic Truvada (for prevention), provided there are guard-rails that do not deny access to Descovy for those who need Descovy.

3. Elijah Cummings:

   We can not stand for this type of harm to the public or this interference with Congress' oversight responsibilities, we will take all appropriate actions to ensure that generic manufacturers are held accountable for misconduct.

4. Donald Trump:

   Scott has helped us to lower drug prices, get a record number of generic drugs approved and onto the market, and so many other things. He and his talents will be greatly missed!

5. Joshua Cohen:

   In general, people are not opposed to a company making a profit, but it is the degree of profit that is made which raises red flags, it's OK to have a free market, but it needs to be a healthy free market, one with real generic competition in order to help bend the cost curve.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=generic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Generic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generic
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=generic