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generic

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  1. universal             
 
ge.ner.ic \j*-'ner-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ aj [F ge`ne`rique, fr. L gener-, genus 
   birth, kind, class] 1a: relating to or characteristic of a whole group or 
   class : GENERAL  1b: not protected by trademark registration  2: relating 
   to or having the rank of a biological genus  - ge.ner.i.cal.ly av