n.
Pronunciation: j ə - ' ner-ik, - ' ne-rik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French générique, from Latin gener-, genus birth, kind, class
Date: 1676
1 a : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : GENERAL b : being or having a nonproprietary name < generic drugs> c : having no particularly distinctive quality or application < generic restaurants>
2 : relating to or having the rank of a biological genus
– ge · ner · i · cal · ly \ -i-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– ge · ner · ic · ness noun