transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒɪnerɪk ]
( generics)
1.
You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things.
Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses.
≠ specific
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• ge‧neri‧cal‧ly
I will refer to child abuse generically (which includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect).
...something generically called ‘rock ‘n’ roll’.
ADV : usu ADV after v , ADV -ed / adj , also ADV with cl
2.
A generic drug or other product is one that does not have a trademark and that is known by a general name, rather than the manufacturer’s name.
They encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.
≠ branded
ADJ : usu ADJ n
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Generic is also a noun.
The program saved $11 million in 1988 by substituting generics for brand-name drugs.
N-COUNT
3.
People sometimes use generic to refer to something that is exactly typical of the kind of thing mentioned, and that has no special or unusual characteristics.
...generic California apartments, the kind that have white walls and white drapes and were built five years ago.
= archetypal
ADJ : ADJ n