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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. (noun) 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. (adj) 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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