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general Definition
(a)
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
"
(a)
affecting
the
entire
body
; "
a
general
anesthetic
"; "
general
symptoms
"
(n)
a
general
officer
of
the
highest
rank
(n)
the
head
of
a
religious
order
or
congregation
(n)
a
fact
about
the
whole
(
as
opposed
to
particular
); "
he
discussed
the
general
but
neglected
the
particular
"
(s)
not
specialized
or
limited
to
one
class
of
things
; "
general
studies
"; "
general
knowledge
"
(s)
of
national
scope
; "
a
general
election
"
(s)
prevailing
among
and
common
to
the
general
public
; "
the
general
discontent
"
(s)
somewhat
indefinite
; "
bearing
a
general
resemblance
to
the
original
"; "
a
general
description
of
the
merchandise
"
(s)
of
worldwide
scope
or
applicability
; "
an
issue
of
cosmopolitan
import
"; "
the
shrewdest
political
and
ecumenical
comment
of
our
time
"-
Christopher
Morley
; "
universal
experience
"
(v)
command
as
a
general
; "
We
are
generaled
by
an
incompetent
!"
general Synonyms
cosmopolitan
ecumenical
full general
general
oecumenical
superior general
universal
worldwide
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