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If you shoot with a billion cameras, then there's no perspective. You want to use one shot at a time, so it's better to discover what that is before you shoot, rather than trying to make something in the cutting room, and then it just becomes generic.
Roger Deakins

Meaning of "generic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENERIC

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERIC

generic  [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Generic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GENERIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Generic

Generic or generics may refer to: ▪ Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white ▪ Generic antecedents, referents in linguistic contexts, which are classes ▪ Generic role-playing game system, a framework that provides rule mechanics for any setting—world or environment or genre ▪ Generic drug, a drug identified by its chemical name rather than its brand name ▪ Genus, the generic name for classification of an organism in taxonomy...

Definition of generic in the English dictionary

The first definition of generic in the dictionary is applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general. Other definition of generic is of, relating to, or belonging to a genus. Generic is also denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENERIC


alphanumeric
ˌælfənjuːˈmɛrɪk
amphoteric
ˌæmfəˈtɛrɪk
atmospheric
ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk
Berwick
ˈbɛrɪk
bigeneric
ˌbaɪdʒəˈnɛrɪk
cleric
ˈklɛrɪk
congeneric
ˌkɒndʒɪˈnɛrɪk
derrick
ˈdɛrɪk
dineric
dɪˈnɛrɪk
enteric
ɛnˈtɛrɪk
eric
ˈɛrɪk
esoteric
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk
ferric
ˈfɛrɪk
Herrick
ˈhɛrɪk
Homeric
həʊˈmɛrɪk
intergeneric
ˌɪntədʒɪˈnɛrɪk
mesmeric
mɛzˈmɛrɪk
polymeric
ˌpɒlɪˈmɛrɪk
steric
ˈstɛrɪk
subgeneric
ˌsʌbdʒəˈnɛrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERIC

generational
generationally
generationism
generative
generative grammar
generative semantics
generator
generatrices
generatrix
generic drug
generical
generically
genericness
generosities
generosity
generous
generously
generousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERIC

cadaveric
ceric
chimeric
choleric
climacteric
copolymeric
dimeric
elastomeric
enantiomeric
etheric
hemispheric
hysteric
magnetospheric
mesenteric
numeric
stratospheric
tetrameric
trimeric
turmeric
valeric

Synonyms and antonyms of generic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GENERIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «generic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of generic

Translation of «generic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERIC

Find out the translation of generic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of generic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «generic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通用的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

genérico
570 millions of speakers

English

generic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामान्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

genérico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাতিবাচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

générique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Generik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

allgemein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェネリックの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

총칭적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वसामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

generico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

generic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

generic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

generiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

generisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of generic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERIC»

The term «generic» is very widely used and occupies the 6.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about generic

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10 QUOTES WITH «GENERIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word generic.
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Amy Alcott
I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to become more distance-friendly overall. I think golf courses almost need to develop a more generic set of tees instead of calling them black, blue, red or whatever.
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Ike Barinholtz
Don't be afraid to fail. You're going to go on a million auditions, and most of them you won't get. It's very easy to think, 'This is not going to work for me,' but keep at it. It's very generic advice, but you have to be willing to keep yourself in the game.
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Brian Behlendorf
I'm not of the opinion that all software will be open source software. There is certain software that fits a niche that is only useful to a particular company or person: for example, the software immediately behind a web site's user interface. But the vast majority of software is actually pretty generic.
4
Neill Blomkamp
When any young director gets hired by a studio to do a $125 million film based on a preexisting piece of intellectual property, they're climbing into the meat grinder. And what you're coming out with on the other side is a generic, heavily studio-controlled pile of garbage that ends up on the side of Burger King wrappers.
5
Kurt Busiek
The most fascinating powers don't mean a thing if the guy's poorly motivated or dull, and the most generic powers won't hurt a well-motivated character. Personality and motivation are what make Magneto, Magneto and not Cosmic Boy. The powers work for him, but it's his motivation that makes him the character he is.
6
Lee Child
I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narrow it down to Tuscan, Sicilian, and so on.
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Amanda Crew
Television has changed. There's obviously the generic shows, but on HBO and AMC, there are some really great series, so I'm not closed off to television. If there's an amazing role with amazing people and a great story, I'd definitely be open to it.
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Roger Deakins
If you shoot with a billion cameras, then there's no perspective. You want to use one shot at a time, so it's better to discover what that is before you shoot, rather than trying to make something in the cutting room, and then it just becomes generic.
9
Fergie
I know this sounds generic, but I'm so happy to be home with my husband, my family, and my dog.
10
Joe Flaherty
'The Count' wasn't a real stretch. I was doing pretty generic Bela Lugosi bad vampire on purpose. It was supposed to be lame. I didn't put fangs on; it was a guy who was just going through the motions. I drew on the widow's peak with eyebrow pencil and wore a turtleneck, not a tux.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERIC»

Discover the use of generic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to generic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Generic Book
Their research has resulted in this book, which consists of a substantive introduction and eleven original articles on important aspects of the interpretation of generic expressions.
Gregory N. Carlson, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, 1995
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The Generic Book
The Generic Book will be a valuable source of facts and insights about generic constructions, and will appeal to linguists, logicians, and philosophers who are interested in genericity in language.
Gregory N. Carlson, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, 1995
3
Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns ...
This book introduces the concept of generic components-reusable design templates that produce boilerplate code for compiler consumption-all within C++.
Andrei Alexandrescu, 2001
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The Generic Chaining: Upper and Lower Bounds of Stochastic ...
Upper and Lower Bounds of Stochastic Processes Michel Talagrand. we see that the case α1 = α2 = 4 would provide a very neat generalization of Theorems 3.3.1 and 3.4.1. The proof of Theorem 3.5.1 relies on a result of the same nature as ...
Michel Talagrand, 2006
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Generic composition in Greek and Roman poetry
The original publisher remarked, "This is the first serious attempt to formulate a system of literary criticism for ancient poetry, derived wholly from ancient evidence.
Francis Cairns, 2007
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Generic Polynomials: Constructive Aspects of the Inverse ...
A constructive approach to the Inverse Galois problem.
Christian U. Jensen, Arne Ledet, Noriko Yui, 2002
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Iconography and Electronics Upon a Generic Architecture: A ...
This new collection by influential architect/writer Robert Venturi argues for a generic architecture defined by iconography and electronics, an architecture whose elemental qualities become shelter and symbol.
Robert Venturi, 1998
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Generic Programming
With contributions from leading researchers around the world, this volume captures the state of the art in this important emerging area.
Jeremy Gibbons, Johan Jeuring, 2003
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The Generic Challenge: Understanding Patents, FDA and ...
REVIEWS "I read The Generic Challenge in one evening. It is easy to read, anecdotal and short. It is hard to believe that so much information and seasoned advice is packed into this little book.
Martin A. Voet, 2011
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Dynamics of Topologically Generic Homeomorphisms
Introduction Attractors and chain recurrence Periodic decompositions and adding machines Semicontinuity and homogeneity Crushing arguments Topological horseshoes Generic homeomorphisms Almost equicontinuity Cantor sets The circle Crushing ...
Ethan Akin, Mike Hurley, Judy Anita Kennedy

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term generic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Health break: Generic, brand name medications often similar | Living …
If you've ever had questions about brand name versus generic medications, you're not alone. Many times brand name drugs have a generic, ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Traverser review: A gorgeous, interesting world built around a …
The problem is that, just like Half-Life 2, the Gravity Glove is mostly used for the same ol' generic puzzles. There are dozens of objects you can ... «PCWorld, Jul 15»
3
Canadian Trail: More Pan Am medals roll in on Day 2 - Generic
Canada came flying out of the gates at the 2015 Pan American Games with eight medals on opening day. It turned out that Day 2 was twice as ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Why you're likely better off with the generic drug instead of the brand …
Greene, author of “Generic: The Unbranding of Modern Medicine,” attributes the popularity of brand name drugs like Advil to trivial flare ... «PRI, Jul 15»
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Consumers slow to embrace generic drugs
In May, the health ministry announced that it would set a new target for the use of generic pharmaceuticals. In 2013, 46.9 percent of the ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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The People's Pharmacy: Generic Celebrex leaves patients in pain …
QUESTION: I have been using Celebrex for osteoarthritis, and it has worked well for many years. The pharmacy substituted generic celecoxib. «Richmond.com, Jul 15»
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Generic drug store to take more time - The Times of India
The department of health and family welfare had implemented the plan of opening retail outlets that sell both generic and branded medicine at ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Biotech industry in battle over generic drugs and their names
WASHINGTON — As he listened to dire warnings from Amgen Inc. and its well-funded allies over the safety of generic copies of expensive ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Symbicort Generic: What You Need To Know
Generic medications are one of the best ways to save on prescription drugs, but without a Symbicort generic available, you'll need to find other ... «NerdWallet, Jul 15»
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Issues with generic medications can be reported to the FDA
The pharmacy substituted generic celecoxib. After only four days, I am in a lot of pain, especially in my spine. I would gladly pay for the real ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»

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