Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With regard to genus or kind; in a generic way; to a generic extent; by generic rank or classification: as, to separate two species generically; an animal generically related to another.
- Distinctly; markedly: as, our aims are generically different.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb With regard to a genus, or an extensive class.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
generic manner. - adverb With regard to a
genus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without a trademark or brand name
- adverb as sharing a common genus
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Windows mobile (using the term generically here) is way, way behind and has significant cost disadvantages for handset OEMs."
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The church and here I use the term generically, to refer to the organized institutions that promote a particular faith, without regard to which faith is being described has many times played a critical role in supporting justice and benevolence.
The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006
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The church and here I use the term generically, to refer to the organized institutions that promote a particular faith, without regard to which faith is being described has many times played a critical role in supporting justice and benevolence.
The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006
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If Xerox were to allow others to use the term generically, it could lose this valuable asset.
MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997
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If Xerox were to allow others to use the term generically, it could lose this valuable asset.
MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997
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If Xerox were to allow others to use the term generically, it could lose this valuable asset.
MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997
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Early writers sometimes use the term generically for all Hindus in western India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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I should not omit to notice, that in speaking of the duty of the master, I use the term generically
Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery, as Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery in the United States: with the Duties of Masters to Slaves. William Andrew 1856
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Have you seen most of the Zambonis (here I use the term generically to cover all ice resurfacers) in the world.
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DuPont, but most people use the term generically to refer to nonstick pans.
NYT > Home Page By ALINA TUGEND 2010
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