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Definition of General
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General
Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion. Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression. Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom. Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire. As a whole; in gross; for the most part. Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular. One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal. The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general. The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule. The public; the people; the vulgar. Related Definitions:
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General Quotations
I am also a writer. That is a fact not known by the public in general. Bob Kane Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. Theodor Reik What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. Samuel Johnson My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. Pablo Picasso It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular. Francois de La Rochefoucauld |
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General Translations
general in Afrikaans is generaal, algemeen general in Dutch is generaal general in Finnish is yleinen general in German is Haupt- general in Hungarian is megszokott General in Italian is general general in Latin is dux ducis, imperator, communis general in Norwegian is general, alminnelig, generell general in Portuguese is geral general in Spanish is general, universal, generalizado |
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