'In general' definitions:
Definition of 'in general'
From: WordNet
adverb
Without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general" [syn: generally, in general, in the main] [ant: specifically]
Definition of 'In general'
From: GCIDE
- General \Gen"er*al\, n. [F. g['e]n['e]ral. See General., a.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular. [1913 Webster]
- In particulars our knowledge begins, and so spreads itself by degrees to generals. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In the United States the office of General of the Army has been created by temporary laws, and has been held only by Generals U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, and P. H. Sheridan. Popularly, the title General is given to various general officers, as General, Lieutenant general, Major general, Brigadier general, Commissary general, etc. See Brigadier general, {Lieutenant general}, Major general, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The public; the people; the vulgar. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- In general, in the main; for the most part. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'in general'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all in all,
- all things considered,
- altogether,
- as a rule,
- as a whole,
- as an approximation,
- at large,
- broadly,
- broadly speaking,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- commonly,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- mainly,
- mostly,
- normally,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- ordinarily,
- overall,
- predominantly,
- prevailingly,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- routinely,
- speaking generally,
- usually
Words containing 'In general'
- General,
- Generalities,
- Generality,
- Generalization,
- Generalize,
- Generalized,
- Generalizer,
- Generalizing,
- Generally,
- Generalness,
- Brigadier general,
- Captain general,
- Captaincy general,
- Commissary general,
- Consul general,
- General Court,
- General agent,
- General assembly,
- General average,
- General confession,
- General customs,
- General dealer,
- General demurrer,
- General epistle,
- General guides,
- General homology,
- General hospitals,
- General issue,
- General lien,
- General metaphysics,
- General officer,
- General orders,
- General practitioner,
- General semantics,
- General ship,
- General term,
- General verdict,
- General warrant,
- Governor general,
- Inspector general,
- Lieutenant general,
- Major general,
- Quartermaster general,
- Surgeon general,
- Surveyor general,
- adjutant general,
- attorney general,
- comptroller general,
- estates general,
- field general,
- full general,
- general anaesthesia,
- general anaesthetic,
- general anatomy,
- general anesthesia,
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- general baptist,
- general custer,
- general damages,
- general delivery,
- general election,
- general franco,
- general headquarters,
- general knowledge,
- general ledger,
- general manager,
- general medicine,
- general public,
- general relativity,
- general staff,
- general store,
- generalized epilepsy,
- generalized seizure,
- postmaster general,
- secretary general,
- solicitor general,
- states general,
- stimulus generalization,
- superior general,
- Commissary general of subsistence,
- Farmer-general,
- Lord justice general,
- Paymaster-general,
- Postmaster-general,
- Postmasters-general,
- Solicitor-general,
- States-general,
- Vicar-general,
- general de gaulle,
- general relativity theory,
- general security services,
- general services administration,
- general theory of relativity,
- general-purpose,
- generalized anxiety disorder,
- inhalation general anaesthetic,
- inhalation general anesthetic,
- judge advocate general,
- 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,
- popular front for the liberation of palestine-general command