3. (adj)general a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
4. (adj)general applying to all or most members of a category or group "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
5. (adj)general not specialized or limited to one class of things "general studies"; "general knowledge"
6. (adj)general prevailing among and common to the generalpublic "the general discontent"
7. (adj)general affecting the entire body "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
8. (adj)general somewhat indefinite "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
9. (verb)cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide of worldwide scope or applicability "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
10. (verb)general command as a general "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
3. (adj)General not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and generalexpression
4. (adj)General common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a generalcustom