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What is "general" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does general mean in English? Meaning of general definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "general" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "general": a general officer of the highest rank

Noun

  • Meaning: a general officer of the highest rank
  • Synonyms: full general general
  • Hyponyms: blucher g. l. von blucher gebhard leberecht von blucher von blucher
  • Hypernyms: general officer
  • Instance Hyponyms: 1st viscount montgomery of alamein a. e. burnside agricola albrecht eusebius wenzel von wallenstein alcibiades ambrose everett burnside andrew jackson anthony anthony wayne antigonus antigonus cyclops antonio lopez de santa ana antonio lopez de santa anna antonius antony archibald percival wavell arnold arthur wellesley baron clive baron clive of plassey baron hugh caswall tremenheere dowding belisarius belshazzar benedict arnold bernard law montgomery billy mitchell black jack pershing bolivar bomber harris bonaparte bradley bragg braxton bragg burgoyne burnside butcher cumberland caesar charles andre joseph marie de gaulle charles cornwallis charles de gaulle chiang chung-cheng chiang kai-shek churchill clark clausewitz clay clive colin luther powell colin powell comte de rochambeau comte de saxe cornwallis cromwell cumberland custer dayan de gaulle demetrius demetrius i demetrius poliorcetes doolittle douglas macarthur dowding dowdy duc d'elchingen duke of cumberland duke of marlborough duke of wellington dwight d. eisenhower dwight david eisenhower dwight eisenhower eisenhower el caudillo el libertador eugene fighting joe hooker first duke of marlborough first duke of wellington first earl wavell first marquess cornwallis flaminius flavius josephus francisco franco franco gaius flaminius gaius julius caesar garibaldi general charles de gaulle general custer general de gaulle general franco gentleman johnny george armstrong custer george catlett marshall george edward pickett george gordon meade george marshall george washington georgi konstantinovich zhukov georgi zhukov giuseppe garibaldi gnaeus julius agricola gnaeus pompeius magnus grant groves hannibal harris hasdrubal hermann maurice saxe hindenburg hiram ulysses grant holofernes hooker houston hugh dowding ike iron duke ironsides j. e. johnston jackson james harold doolittle jean baptiste donatien de vimeur jimmy doolittle john burgoyne john churchill john joseph pershing johnston joseph ben matthias joseph eggleston johnston joseph hooker joseph warren stilwell josephus julius caesar karl von clausewitz lee leslie richard groves licinius lucullus little corporal lucius clay lucius cornelius sulla felix lucius dubignon clay lucius licinius lucullus lucius licinius luculus lucullus luculus lysander lysimachus macarthur mad anthony wayne marcus antonius mark anthony mark antony mark clark mark wayne clark marshal saxe marshall meade michel ney miltiades mitchell monophthalmos montgomery moshe dayan napoleon napoleon bonaparte napoleon i ney old hickory oliver cromwell omar bradley omar nelson bradley paul ludwig von beneckendorff und von hindenburg paul von hindenburg pershing pickett pompey pompey the great powell president eisenhower president grant president washington prince eugene of savoy publius cornelius scipio publius cornelius scipio africanus major robert clive robert e. lee robert edward lee rochambeau sam houston samuel houston santa ana santa anna saxe scipio scipio africanus scipio africanus major scipio the elder scott seleucus seleucus i seleucus i nicator sherman simon bolivar sir arthur travers harris sir bernard law montgomery siraj-ud-daula stilwell stonewall jackson sulla thomas j. jackson thomas jackson thomas jonathan jackson ulysses grant ulysses s. grant ulysses simpson grant uncle joe vinegar joe stilwell wallenstein washington wavell wayne wellington william augustus william mitchell william tecumseh sherman winfield scott xenophon zhukov

    • Meaning of "general": command as a general

    Verb

  • Meaning: command as a general
  • Example: We are generaled by an incompetent!
  • Synonyms: general
  • Hypernyms: command

    • Meaning of "general": applying to all or most members of a category or group

    Adjective

  • Meaning: applying to all or most members of a category or group
  • Example: the general public general assistance a general rule in general terms comprehensible to the general reader
  • Synonyms: general
  • Antonyms: specific
  • Similar: all-purpose broad general-purpose generic gross overall pandemic universal unspecific widespread
  • Also see: comprehensive imprecise indiscriminate unspecialised unspecialized

    • Meaning of "general": the head of a religious order or congregation

    Noun

  • Meaning: the head of a religious order or congregation
  • Synonyms: general superior general
  • Hypernyms: chief head top dog

    • Meaning of "general": not specialized or limited to one class of things

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not specialized or limited to one class of things
  • Example: general studies general knowledge
  • Synonyms: general
  • Similar: undiversified

    • Meaning of "general": a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

    Noun

  • Meaning: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
  • Example: he discussed the general but neglected the particular
  • Synonyms: general
  • Hypernyms: fact
  • Antonyms: particular specific

    • Meaning of "general": prevailing among and common to the general public

    Adjective

  • Meaning: prevailing among and common to the general public
  • Example: the general discontent
  • Synonyms: general
  • Similar: common

    • Meaning of "general": affecting the entire body

    Adjective

  • Meaning: affecting the entire body
  • Example: a general anesthetic general symptoms
  • Synonyms: general
  • Antonyms: local
  • Similar: systemic

    • Meaning of "general": somewhat indefinite

    Adjective

  • Meaning: somewhat indefinite
  • Example: bearing a general resemblance to the original a general description of the merchandise
  • Synonyms: general
  • Similar: imprecise

    • Meaning of "general": of worldwide scope or applicability

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of worldwide scope or applicability
  • Example: an issue of cosmopolitan import the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time universal experience
  • Synonyms: cosmopolitan ecumenical general oecumenical universal world-wide worldwide
  • Similar: comprehensive
  • Adjective: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. [from 13th c.] c. 1495, John Skelton, "Vppon a deedman's hed": It is generall / To be mortall: / I haue well espyde / No man may hym hyde / From Deth holow eyed [...]. 1842, Douglas Jerrold, "Mr Peppersorn ‘At Home’", Cakes and Ale: "Among us!" was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair. 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27: Undoubtedly the age of the Antonines was much better than any later age until the Renaissance, from the point of view of the general happiness. 2006, Ruth Sutherland, "Invite public to the private equity party", The Observer, 15 Oct 06: One advantage of having profitable companies in Britain is that they pay large sums in corporate tax into the Exchequer, which in theory at least is used for the general good.c. 1495, John Skelton, "Vppon a deedman's hed": It is generall / To be mortall: / I haue well espyde / No man may hym hyde / From Deth holow eyed [...].1842, Douglas Jerrold, "Mr Peppersorn ‘At Home’", Cakes and Ale: "Among us!" was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27: Undoubtedly the age of the Antonines was much better than any later age until the Renaissance, from the point of view of the general happiness.2006, Ruth Sutherland, "Invite public to the private equity party", The Observer, 15 Oct 06: One advantage of having profitable companies in Britain is that they pay large sums in corporate tax into the Exchequer, which in theory at least is used for the general good.Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.] 1865, Edward Cust, Lives of the Warriors of the Thirty Years War, p. 527: For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General. 2002, James Turner, Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London, p. 122: He becomes the chief chartered libertine, the whoremaster-general flourishing his "standard" over a female army [...].1865, Edward Cust, Lives of the Warriors of the Thirty Years War, p. 527: For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General.2002, James Turner, Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London, p. 122: He becomes the chief chartered libertine, the whoremaster-general flourishing his "standard" over a female army [...].Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.] 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, IX: ‘I can't quite afford you the sympathy you expect upon this score,’ I replied; ‘the misfortune is so general, that it belongs to one half of the species [...].’ 2008, John Patterson, "Home movies", The Guardian, 20 Dec 08: The general opinion on Baz Luhrmann's overstuffed epic Australia seems to be that it throws in everything but the kitchen sink, and then tosses that in too, just to be sure.1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, IX: ‘I can't quite afford you the sympathy you expect upon this score,’ I replied; ‘the misfortune is so general, that it belongs to one half of the species [...].’2008, John Patterson, "Home movies", The Guardian, 20 Dec 08: The general opinion on Baz Luhrmann's overstuffed epic Australia seems to be that it throws in everything but the kitchen sink, and then tosses that in too, just to be sure.Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. [from 14th c.] 1924, Time, 17 Mar 1924: M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace. 2009, Douglas P Zipes, Saturday Evening Post, vol. 281:1, p. 20: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a general term indicating a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) coming from the top chambers of the heart - in essence, above (supra) the lower chamber (ventricular).1924, Time, 17 Mar 1924: M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace.2009, Douglas P Zipes, Saturday Evening Post, vol. 281:1, p. 20: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a general term indicating a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) coming from the top chambers of the heart - in essence, above (supra) the lower chamber (ventricular).Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.] 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, X: As she thus spoke, the entrance of the servants with dinner cut off all conversation but that of a general nature. 2006, Kevin Nance, "Ghosts of the White City", Chicago Sun-Times, 16 Jul 06: The quick answer is that the 1893 Exposition was simply so important -- "the greatest event in the history of the country since the Civil War," as Harper's put it that October -- but that feels too general. 2008, Robert P Maloney, "The Quiet Carpenter", America, vol. 199:19, p. 18: Given the scarcity of relevant historical detail in the New Testament, we are left with only a general outline about Joseph.1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, X: As she thus spoke, the entrance of the servants with dinner cut off all conversation but that of a general nature.2006, Kevin Nance, "Ghosts of the White City", Chicago Sun-Times, 16 Jul 06: The quick answer is that the 1893 Exposition was simply so important -- "the greatest event in the history of the country since the Civil War," as Harper's put it that October -- but that feels too general.2008, Robert P Maloney, "The Quiet Carpenter", America, vol. 199:19, p. 18: Given the scarcity of relevant historical detail in the New Testament, we are left with only a general outline about Joseph.Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area. [from 16th c.] 1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage 2004, p. 24: There was a moment's pause. The Princess broke in with some casual remark and once more the conversation became general. 1947, "Russian Catechism", Time, 20 Oct 1947: Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warriors. 2007, Alan Cheuse, "A Little Death", Southern Review, vol. 43:3, p. 692: His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer [...].1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage 2004, p. 24: There was a moment's pause. The Princess broke in with some casual remark and once more the conversation became general.1947, "Russian Catechism", Time, 20 Oct 1947: Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warriors.2007, Alan Cheuse, "A Little Death", Southern Review, vol. 43:3, p. 692: His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer [...].

    • Synonyms:

    commonplace, natural, normal, generic, familiar, universal, routine, humdrum, regular, accustomed, broad, ordinary, public, prevailing, conventional, customary, everyday, extensive, habitual, inclusive, popular, prevalent, run-of-the-mill, typical, uneventful, usual, wide, widespread, wonted, matter-of-course, loose, ill-defined, inaccurate, indefinite, uncertain, vague, imprecise, not partial, not particular, not specific, undetailed, unspecific, catholic, collective, generic, broad, universal, overall, diffuse, infinite, sweeping, total, blanket, across-the-board, all-around, all-inclusive, ample, ecumenical, encyclopedic, endless, extensive, far-reaching, global, inclusive, indiscriminate, limitless, miscellaneous, panoramic, ubiquitous, unlimited, wide, worldwide, unconfined, comprehending, all-embracing, taken as a whole,

    Antonyms:

    infrequent, unusual, abnormal, eccentric, individual, specific, unknown, extraordinary, novel, peculiar, rare, uncommon, different, irregular, strange, particular, private, exceptional, unaccepted, unique, circumscribed, definite, exact, limited, singular, abnormal, extraordinary, individual, novel, unusual, specific, exceptional, rare, unaccepted, uncommon, unique, circumscribed, definite, exact, limited, particular, singular, specific, exclusive, restricted, confined, incomplete, abnormal, extraordinary, individual, novel, unusual, narrow, particular, partial, limited, exceptional, rare, unaccepted, uncommon, unique, circumscribed, definite, exact, singular,

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