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general

/ˈdʒenəəl/JEH-nur-uhl
/ˈdʒɛnɚəl/JEH-nur-uhl

Meaningbelonging to a kind

Common meaning: common to a whole class

Journey through time

  1. Latingeneralis‘belonging to a kind’source
  2. Old Frenchgeneral‘general, universal’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbelonging to a kind → common to a whole classgeneral‘common to a whole class’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin generalis ‘belonging to a kind’.

Roots

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