generic term
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generic
adjective
uk/dʒəˈner.ɪk/us/dʒəˈner.ɪk/
formal
shared by, typical of, or relating to a whole group of similar things, rather than to any ...
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term
noun
uk/tɜːm/us/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofgenericandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thegenericterm'no-fault' suggests a degree of homogeneity which does not, in fact, exist.
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This is a verygenericterm, which covers, in particular, the interpretations of polymorphic terms.
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It is agenericterm.
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In any case it would not be agenerictermand you must have agenericterm.
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Agenerictermreferring to the melodic instruments within the band such as saxophones, trumpets and trombones.
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Agenerictermfor older non-elderly persons is therefore needed, one that does not refer only to wage workers.
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Is he including television in thegenericterm"cultural heritage"?
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Asbestosis is agenerictermfor all asbestos-related diseases.
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Thegenericterm‘wild meat’ is much too vague.
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Is it not included in thatgenericterm"industry"?
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Thatgenerictermincludes these three elements of pay.
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I embraced them in thegenerictermuniversities.
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In this respect, the concept of ' parisianism ' that she proposes as agenerictermfor their work seems to me problematic.
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Because their extremely large size was the characterizing feature of these cells, we use thegenericterm"wide-field cells" to identify them.
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For the purposes of this paper, the term involvement will be considered as agenerictermthat encompasses the notions of participation, consultation, and engagement.
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In this article, we use "ethics" as agenerictermfor the various ways of understanding and examining the moral life (4).
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We use plan as agenerictermfor both conditional and conformant plan when the distinction between the two is not important.
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The image of the collective form of the pueblo was conflated with what was proposed as agenerictermfor formal structuring systems of habitat.
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For the purposes of this discussion, this group of terms will be referred to by use of thegenericterm, gossip.
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We frequently find in the census thegenericterm' fazenda ', without specification as to the type of farm or plantation involved or the crops being produced.
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As agenericterm, "activism" refers to any kind of human activity - individual or collective, institutional or informal - that aims to engender change in people's lives.
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This is agenericterm.
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Some othergenerictermmight avoid the need for providing six more lines of examples.
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I welcome the recognition that "inner city" is not agenericterm.
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