Commun.
1. Of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; SYN. ordinary, widespread.
2. Common to or shared by two or more parties; SYN. mutual.
3. Commonly encountered; SYN. usual.
4. Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; SYN. vernacular, vulgar.
5. Of or associated with the great masses of people; SYN. plebeian, vulgar, unwashed.
6. To be expected; standard; SYN. simple.
ETYM French général, from Latin generalis. Related to Genus.
1. Prevailing among and common to the general public.
2. Somewhat indefinite.
3. Not specialized or limited to one class of things.
4. Applying to all or most members of a category or group.
5. Of national scope.
6. (Medicine) Affecting the entire body.
ETYM Latin genus, generis, race, kind: cf. French générique. Related to Gender.
1. Applicable to an entire class or group.
2. (Biology) Relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus.
3. (Of drugs) Not protected by trademark.
Of, pertaining to or characterizing a genus, sort, or kind.
1. Commonly used or supplied
2. Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
3. Established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
4. Regularly and widely used or sold; SYN. stock.
5. (Linguistics) Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; (American); (British); SYN. received.