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general

nounadjectiveverb /dʒɛnərəl/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 11
Definitions
noun

a general officer of the highest rank

adjective

somewhat indefinite

“bearing a general resemblance to the original”

noun

the head of a religious order or congregation

adjective

of worldwide scope or applicability

noun

a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

“he discussed the general but neglected the particular”

adjective

affecting the entire body

“a general anesthetic”

adjective

applying to all or most members of a category or group

“the general public”

verb

command as a general

“We are generaled by an incompetent!”

adjective

not specialized or limited to one class of things

“general studies”

adjective

prevailing among and common to the general public

“the general discontent”

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