I. jə-ˈner-ik, -ˈne-rik 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-)lē adverb
• ge·ner·ic·ness noun
II. noun
Date: 1967
: a generic product (as a drug)