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- pronunciation:
- je
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[or]
jen
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
relating to all or most of something or of some group; not limited to any particular thing or member.
The general public is invited to the meeting, so anyone can go.The word "animal" has a more general meaning than the word "cat."- synonyms:
- generic
- antonyms:
- local, particular, restricted
- similar words:
- broad, comprehensive, overall, popular, public
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| definition 2: |
not detailed; not specific.
He gave us a general idea of what the new building would look like.- synonyms:
- broad, indefinite, vague
- antonyms:
- detailed, individual, particular, specific
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| definition 3: |
common, ordinary, or widespread.
The general opinion is that he should win.- synonyms:
- common, conventional, customary, habitual, ordinary, regular, usual, widespread
- antonyms:
- exceptional, occasional, personal
- similar words:
- comprehensive, everyday, frequent, overall
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| related words: |
abstract, current, open, ordinary, universal, usual, vague |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an officer of high military rank in the U.S. and other armed forces.
The general ordered the troops to withdraw from the area.
- similar words:
- officer
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The word general
contains the following parts:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
gene, general, generate, generation, generator, generic, generous, genetic, genius, gentleman, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, oxygen
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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