| generalization |
the act of generalizing. [2 definitions] |
| generalize |
to infer (a general principle or idea) from specific facts. [5 definitions] |
| generally |
for the most part. [3 definitions] |
| general officer |
any military officer who ranks above colonel. |
| general of the army |
the highest ranking officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. (Cf. fleet admiral.) |
| general practitioner |
a practicing physician who does not specialize in any specific field of medicine but treats a variety of medical problems. |
| general-purpose |
having many uses; useful in a general way. |
| generalship |
skill in leading a large military force, esp. in wartime. [2 definitions] |
| general staff |
a group of officers who assist a high commander in planning and supervising military operations. |
| general store |
a small retail store that sells a wide range of merchandise but is not divided into departments. |
| general strike |
a strike by the entire labor force of an industry, country, or the like. |
| generate |
to cause to be brought into being. [2 definitions] |
| generation |
the entire body of people who were born at roughly the same time. [5 definitions] |
| generation gap |
the lack of understanding or alienation that exist between members of one generation and the next as a result of differing attitudes, experiences, values, and fashions, as well as the difference in age. |
| Generation X |
the generation following the post-WWII baby boom, esp. those born in the U.S. and Canada in the 1960s and 1970s. |
| generative |
of or pertaining to the production of offspring; procreative. [2 definitions] |
| generative grammar |
a grammar system in which a limited, fixed set of rules can generate or describe an infinitely large variety of sentences in a language. |
| generator |
someone or something that generates. [3 definitions] |
| generatrix |
a point, line, or plane that generates a geometric figure when set in motion, such as a line that generates a plane. |
| generic |
of, concerning, or applying to all elements of a particular class. [4 definitions] |
| generosity |
willing readiness to give. [3 definitions] |