1. (noun) general, full general
a general officer of the highest rank
2. (noun) general, superior general
the head of a religious order or congregation
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 general public
"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!"
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Definition of 'general' 
