general
• adjective 1 affecting or concerning all or most people or things; not specialized or limited. 2 involving only the main features or elements and disregarding exceptions; overall. 3 chief or principal: the general manager. • noun 1 a commander of an army, or an army officer ranking above lieutenant general. 2 short for LIEUTENANT GENERAL or MAJOR GENERAL. — PHRASES in general 1 usually; mainly. 2 as a whole. — ORIGIN Latin generalis, from genus ‘class, race, kind’.
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