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general

adjective
  1. prevailing among and common to the general public
    “the general discontent”
  2. of worldwide scope or applicability
    cosmopolitanecumenicaloecumenicaluniversalworldwideworld-wide
  3. not specialized or limited to one class of things
    “general studies”
  4. applying to all or most members of a category or group
    “the general public”
  5. affecting the entire body
    “a general anesthetic”
  6. somewhat indefinite
    “bearing a general resemblance to the original”
noun
  1. a fact about the whole, as opposed to particular
    “You discussed the general, but neglected the particular.”
  2. a general officer of the highest rank
    full general
  3. the head of a religious order or congregation
    superior general
verb
  1. command as a general
    “We are generaled by an incompetent!”