Sekirov Dictionary

generic

/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/

adjective9

  1. Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
  2. Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
  3. Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
  4. Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
  5. Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.
  6. Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
  7. Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
  8. Relating to genre.
  9. Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

noun4

  1. A product sold under a generic name.
  2. A term that specifies neither male nor female.
  3. The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
  4. A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.
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