Generic meaning of word

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Generic or generics may refer to:

In business[edit]

  • Generic term, a common name used for a range or class of similar things not protected by trademark
  • Generic brand, a brand for a product that does not have an associated brand or trademark, other than the trading name of the business providing the product
  • Generic trademark, a trademark that sometimes or usually replaces a common term in colloquial usage
  • Generic drug, a drug identified by its chemical name rather than its brand name

In computer programming[edit]

  • Generic function, a computer programming entity made up of all methods having the same name
  • Generic programming, a computer programming paradigm based on method/functions or classes defined irrespective of the concrete data types used upon instantiation
    • Generics in Java

In linguistics[edit]

  • A pronoun or other word used with a less specific meaning, such as:
    • generic you
    • generic he or generic she
    • generic they
  • Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white
  • Generic antecedents, referents in linguistic contexts, which are classes

In mathematics[edit]

  • Generic filter, in mathematical logic and set theory, a tool for studying axiom independence
  • Generic point, a point of an algebraic variety, which has no other property than those that are shared by all other points, or, in scheme theory, a point that contains all other points
  • Generic polynomial, a polynomial whose coefficients are indeterminates
  • Generic property, a formal definition of a property shared by almost all objects of a specific type
  • GENERIC formalism, a mathematical framework to describe irreversible phenomena in thermodynamics
  • 1-generic, in computability, a kind of «random» sequence

Other[edit]

  • Generic role-playing game system, a framework that provides rule mechanics for any setting—world or environment or genre
  • Genus, the generic name for classification of an organism in taxonomy
  • Album – Generic Flipper, an album by the band Flipper
  • Generic, the surname of the titular character and his family on Bobby’s World

See also[edit]

  • Generic name (disambiguation)

Adjective



“Flu” is sometimes used as a generic term for any illness caused by a virus.



a love of big things—big cars, big meals—seems to be a generic trait of the American people

Noun



You can substitute generics for brand-name drugs on this health plan.

Recent Examples on the Web



To save money, generic drug manufacturers have moved production to China, India and other countries where labor costs are lower and government regulations are less stringent.


Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023





According to the Governor, the state has signed a $50 million contract with nonprofit generic manufacturer Civica Rx to produce insulin with the goal of selling a 10-milliliter vial for $30.


The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023





Since 2021, Truvada has been available from multiple generic manufacturers and now often costs as little as $25 to $35 per month, although in some cases up to $600.


Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2023





But the early secondary storylines handed to those supporting characters border on entirely generic and even sitcom-y.


Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023





Where mass communications are generic and diffuse, counseling is a direct, and highly personalized, exchange.


Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023





In February, generic drug manufacturer Akorn Pharmaceuticals filed for bankruptcy.


Theara Coleman, The Week, 14 Mar. 2023





Client-side encryption is a generic term for any sort of encryption that’s applied to data before it’s sent from a user device to a server.


Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023





More than 41 million prescriptions for generic and brand-name Adderall were dispensed in 2021, according to IQVIA, an analytics provider for the life sciences industry.


Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023




But Americans can finally choose from one of several arthritis biosimilars, as generics for complex molecule drugs are known.


Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2023





Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a statewide consumer health care advocacy group, welcomed Newsom’s announcement, saying efforts by California and others to develop a competing generic are likely a factor in getting insulin manufacturers to cut their prices.


CBS News, 18 Mar. 2023





Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a statewide consumer health care advocacy group, welcomed Newsom’s announcement, saying efforts by California and others to develop a competing generic are likely a factor in getting insulin manufacturers to cut their prices.


Michael R. Blood, ajc, 18 Mar. 2023





Tier 4 is your brand names that don’t have generics available.


Richard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 22 Feb. 2023





Many generics are so cheap that the $5 shipping cost would swallow any small savings.


Darius Tahir, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2023





Before generics with list prices as low as $30 a month came on the market in 2021, the cost for a month’s worth of Gilead’s brand name Truvada topped $1,700.


Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2023





Humulin and Humalog and its authorized generic brought in a total of more than $3 billion in revenue for Lilly last year.


Tom Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023





Then-federal district court judge Kentaji Brown Jackson, who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court last year, required the FDA to grant exclusivity, blocking a generic.


Sarah Jane Tribble, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023



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generic

1) систематический; широкий

generic search широкий / систематический поиск;

generic index систематический указатель

2) общий; общеупотребительный

3) типовой

generic guide specification типовые ориентировочные технические условия;

generic design типовое проектирование

4) однотипный / однотипные

generic type of equipment однотипные виды оборудования (напр., насосы, электродвигатели и т.д.)

5) собирательный

generic term собирательный термин;

in the generic sense собирательно

6) единый (т.е. одинаковый, общий для всех)

generic requirements единые требования;

generic safety regulations единые правила безопасности;

This inspection and test plan is generic Такого рода программа проверок и испытаний является единой для;

The guidelines represent a generic risk assessment approach that can be… Настоящие рекомендации отражают единый подход к оценке факторов риска, который можно…

7) непатентованный; не защищенный торговой маркой; общего пользования (о лекарствах)

8) популярный (

напр.

, о музыке)

9) классификационный

generic assembly классификационная система;

generic coding кодирование на классификационной основе

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  • Generic — means pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific members of the group. It may refer to:* Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white * Generic antecedents, referents in… …   Wikipedia

  • Generic — Ge*ner ic, Generical Ge*ner ic*al, a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]rique. See {Gender}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • generic — ge·ner·ic /jə ner ik/ adj 1: common or descriptive and not entitled to trademark protection: nonproprietary the generic name of a drug 2: having a nonproprietary name generic drugs M …   Law dictionary

  • generic — GENÉRIC, Ă, generici, ce, adj. Care aparţine unei categorii întregi, privitor la o categorie întreagă (de fiinţe, obiecte, fenomene); care cuprinde toate cazurile de acelaşi fel. ♦ (Substantivat, n.) Partea de la începutul sau de la sfârşitul… …   Dicționar Român

  • generic — or generic term [jə ner′ik] adj. [ML genericus: see GENUS & IC] 1. of, applied to, or referring to a whole kind, class, or group; inclusive or general 2. without a brand name 3. without individual character or distinctive characteristics 4 …   English World dictionary

  • generic — 1670s, belonging to a large group of objects, formed in English from L. gener , stem of genus kind (see GENUS (Cf. genus)) + IC (Cf. ic). Sense of not special, not brand name; in plain, cheap packaging, of groceries, etc., is from 1977 …   Etymology dictionary

  • generic — general, *universal, common Analogous words: typical, *regular, normal: specific (see SPECIAL) Contrasted words: individual, peculiar, distinctive, Characteristic: particular, individual, *special …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • generic — [adj] common, general all encompassing, blanket, collective, comprehensive, inclusive, nonexclusive, sweeping, universal, wide; concept 530 Ant. exclusive, individual, particular, specific …   New thesaurus

  • generic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) referring to a class or group; not specific. 2) (of goods) having no brand name. 3) Biology relating to a genus. DERIVATIVES generically adverb. ORIGIN from Latin genus stock, race …   English terms dictionary

  • Generic — Refers to the characteristics and/or experience of the total universe of a coupon of MBS sector type; that is, in contrast to a specific pool or collateral group, as in a specific CMO issue. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * generic… …   Financial and business terms

  • generic — Describes the characteristics and/or experience of the total universe of a coupon of MBS sector type; that is, in contrast to a specific pool or collateral group, as in a specific CMO issue. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * generic …   Financial and business terms

ge·ner·ic

 (jə-nĕr′ĭk)

adj.

1.

a. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class: Cancer is a generic term for a group of diseases in which cells proliferate wildly.

b. Lacking specificity; general: made some generic remarks about how to save for retirement.

2. Biology Of or relating to a genus.

3.

a. Relating to or being a product that is sold or distributed without any brand name or without a widely known brand name, especially as a discount alternative to a name-brand product: generic soap.

b. Relating to or being the official nonproprietary name of a drug, under which it is licensed and identified by the manufacturer.

4. Grammar Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive.

n.

1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.

2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.



ge·ner′i·cal·ly adv.

gen′e·ric′i·ty (jĕn′ə-rĭs′ĭ-tē), ge·ner·ic·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

generic

(dʒɪˈnɛrɪk) or

generical

adj

1. applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general

2. (Biology) biology of, relating to, or belonging to a genus: the generic name.

3. (Pharmacology) denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc

n

(Pharmacology) a drug, food product, etc, that does not have a trademark

[C17: from French; see genus]

geˈnerically adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ge•ner•ic

(dʒəˈnɛr ɪk)

adj. Also, ge•ner′i•cal.

1. of, pertaining to, or applicable to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind.

2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a genus.

3. (of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women: a generic pronoun.

4. not protected by trademark registration; nonproprietary: a generic drug.

n.

5. a generic term.

6. any product, as a food, drug, or cosmetic, that can be sold without a brand name.

7. a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (disting. from varietal).

[1670–80; < Latin gener- (see gender1) + -ic]

ge•ner′i•cal•ly, adv.

ge•ner′ic•ness, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. generic — a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

generic wine

vino, wine — fermented juice (of grapes especially)

varietal, varietal wine — a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape

2. generic — any product that can be sold without a brand name

generic drug — when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; «generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs»

merchandise, product, ware — commodities offered for sale; «good business depends on having good merchandise»; «that store offers a variety of products»

Adj. 1. generic — relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; «the generic name»

biological science, biology — the science that studies living organisms

2. generic — (of drugs) not protected by trademark; «`Acetaminophen’ is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'»

drug — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

nonproprietary — not protected by trademark or patent or copyright; «nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them»

3. generic — applicable to an entire class or group; «is there a generic Asian mind?»

general — 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»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

generic

adjective collective, general, common, wide, sweeping, comprehensive, universal, blanket, inclusive, all-encompassing Parmesan is a generic term for a family of Italian hard cheeses.
individual, particular, specific, precise

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

generic

adjective

Belonging or relating to the whole:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

للجِنْس عامَّة، عام

rodový

fælles-generisk

gyûjtõ

ættkvíslar-

apibendrinantis

sugas-

rodový

cinsle ilgilitürsel

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

generic

[dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adjgénérique generic drug

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

generic

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

generic

[dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adjgenerico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

generic

(dʒəˈnerik) adjective

(of a name, term etc) referring to several similar objects etc. `Furniture’ is a generic term for chairs, tables etc.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ge·ner·ic

n. nombre común de un producto o medicamento no patentado;

a. genérico-a, rel. al género;

___ namenombre genérico.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

generic

adj & n (pharm) genérico

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • generick (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (genus, kind) + -ic; thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, general.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ner‧ic
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Adjective[edit]

generic (comparative more generic, superlative most generic)

  1. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
    Antonyms: specific, instantial
    • 1864, Walter Bagehot, «Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry», in The National Review Volume 19
      [] the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual.

    «Shrimp» is the generic name for a number of species of sea creature.

    1. (taxonomy) Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.

      There are scores of generic names within the order Decapoda, which includes many sea creatures that are called shrimp.

      Antonym: specific
  2. lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
  3. (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
  4. (grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
    Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.
  5. (computing, of procedures) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
  6. (geometry, of a point) Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (comprehensive): broad, general, classic; see also Thesaurus:generic
  • (lacking in precision): fuzzy, indefinite; see also Thesaurus:vague
  • (lacking a brand): unbranded

Antonyms[edit]

  • (comprehensive): specific, particular, concrete; see also Thesaurus:specific
  • (lacking a brand): non-generic, proprietary, branded
  • (neither masculine nor feminine): gendered

Derived terms[edit]

  • generic class
  • generic element
  • generic function
  • generic interval
  • generic name
  • generic programming
  • generic property
  • generic top-level domain
  • generic type
  • generic you
  • genericity
  • genericness

Translations[edit]

very comprehensive

  • Arabic: إِجْمالِيّ(ʔijmāliyy), جامِع(jāmiʕ), شامِل(šāmil), شُمُولِيّ (ar) (šumūliyy), عامّ(ʕāmm), عُمُومِيّ(ʕumūmiyy), عَمِيم(ʕamīm), كُلِّيّ(kulliyy), مُحِيط (ar) (muḥīṭ), مُطْلَق (ar) (muṭlaq)
  • Bulgarian: обширен (bg) (obširen), неспецифичен (nespecifičen)
  • Catalan: genèric
  • Dutch: generiek (nl)
  • Finnish: yleinen (fi), yleis-, geneerinen (fi)
  • French: générique (fr)
  • Galician: xenérico m
  • Georgian: ზოგადი (zogadi), საზოგადო (sazogado), განზოგადებული (ganzogadebuli), საერთო (saerto)
  • German: allgemein (de), generisch (de), typisch (de)
  • Greek: γενικός (el) m (genikós)
  • Ido: generala (io)
  • Indonesian: generik (id)
  • Norwegian: generisk
  • Polish: ogólny (pl), pospolity (pl), uogólniony
  • Portuguese: genérico (pt)
  • Russian: о́бщий (ru) (óbščij), обобщённый (ru) (obobščónnyj) (generalized), всео́бщий (ru) (vseóbščij) (general, universal)
  • Spanish: genérico (es)
  • Turkish: genelleyici (tr), kapsamlı (tr)

of, or relating to a genus

  • Bulgarian: родов (bg) (rodov)
  • Finnish: suku-
  • Georgian: გვაროვნული (gvarovnuli), სახეობრივი (saxeobrivi)
  • German: artmäßig, gattungsmäßig, arttypisch
  • Norwegian: generisk
  • Polish: rodzajowy
  • Portuguese: genérico (pt)
  • Russian: родово́й (ru) (rodovój), видово́й (ru) (vidovój)
  • Scottish Gaelic: gneitheach
  • Turkish: cinsle ilgili, eşdeğer, familyaya āit, soya mahsus, soya özgü

not having a brand name

  • Catalan: genèric
  • Dutch: generiek (nl)
  • French: générique (fr)
  • Georgian: შაბლონური (šablonuri)
  • German: Generikum (de) n
  • Greek: γενόσημο (el) n (genósimo) (of a drug)
  • Norwegian: merkelo/s, generisk
  • Polish: niemarkowy, bezmarkowy
  • Portuguese: genérico (pt)
  • Russian: нема́рочный (ru) (nemáročnyj), безма́рочный (bezmáročnyj)
  • Spanish: genérico (es) (of a drug)

Noun[edit]

generic (plural generics)

  1. A product sold under a generic name.
  2. A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
  3. (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
    • 1998, Jacqueline A. Dienemann, Nursing administration: managing patient care:

      [] a male-centered perspective [] has resulted in false generics in everyday life []

Translations[edit]

a product sold under a generic name

  • Finnish: geneerinen tuote
  • French: médicament générique (fr) m, produit générique m
  • Galician: xenérico m
  • Georgian: ჯენერიკი (ǯeneriḳi), არაგამორჩეული პროდუქტი (aragamorčeuli ṗrodukṭi)
  • Greek: γενόσημος (el) m (genósimos)
  • Portuguese: genérico (pt) m
  • Russian: джене́рик (ru) m (dženɛ́rik), джене́рик (ru) m (dženérik) (medicine), непатенто́ванное лека́рственное сре́дство n (nepatentóvannoje lekárstvennoje srédstvo), нема́рочный/безма́рочный това́р m (nemáročnyj/bezmáročnyj továr)

a wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties

  • Russian: нема́рочное вино́ n (nemáročnoje vinó)

[edit]

  • gender
  • genus

Anagrams[edit]

  • energic

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French générique.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dʒeˈne.rik/

Adjective[edit]

generic m or n (feminine singular generică, masculine plural generici, feminine and neuter plural generice)

  1. generic

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

generic n (plural generice)

  1. (television, film) credits, titles

Declension[edit]

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