'Generalities' definitions:
Definition of 'Generalities'
From: GCIDE
- Generality \Gen`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Generalities. [L. generalitas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralit['e]. Cf. Generalty.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase. [1913 Webster]
- Let us descend from generalities to particulars. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. --R. Choate. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Generalities'
- General,
- Generality,
- Generalization,
- Generalize,
- Generalized,
- Generalizer,
- Generalizing,
- Generally,
- Generalness,
- In general,
- Brigadier general,
- Captain general,
- Captaincy general,
- Commissary general,
- Consul general,
- General Court,
- General agent,
- General assembly,
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- General demurrer,
- General epistle,
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- General officer,
- General orders,
- General practitioner,
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- General ship,
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- General verdict,
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- Governor general,
- Inspector general,
- Lieutenant general,
- Major general,
- Quartermaster general,
- Surgeon general,
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- superior general,
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- Solicitor-general,
- States-general,
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- major-general,
- office of inspector general,
- us attorney general,
- Commission of general gaol delivery,
- General court-martial,
- Judge-Advocate General,
- attorney general of the united states,
- einstein's general theory of relativity,
- general agreement on tariffs and trade,
- general certificate of secondary education,
- general charles de gaulle,
- general-purpose bomb,
- generally accepted accounting principles,
- standard generalized markup language,
- united states attorney general,
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