[ge.ner.ic] adj [F generique, fr. L gener-, genus birth, kind, class] (1676) 1 a: relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class: general b: being or having a nonproprietary name c: having no particularly distinctive quality or application
2: relating to or having the rank of a biological genus -- ge.ner.i.cal.ly adv -- ge.ner.ic.ness n
[2]generic n (1967): a generic product (as a drug)