General

  • 41general — [13] General is one of a vast range of English words which go back ultimately to the prehistoric Indo European base *gen , *gon , *gn , denoting ‘produce’. Its Germanic offshoots include kin, kind, and probably king, but for sheer numbers it is… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 42general — 01. The information they gave us was very [general], so it wasn t much help. 02. Even though I disagree with his views in [general], I have to admit that he may be right on this specific issue. 03. It [generally] takes about a week to receive a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 43general — adjetivo común, usual, frecuente, corriente, vulgar, universal, total, global. ≠ particular, singular, relativo. Común es aquello de que muchos participan. Lo general …

    Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • 44General Re — Corporation.BusinessGeneral Re is one of the world s largest reinsurers. As a reinsurer, it insures insurance companies i.e. it will pay a portion of an insurance company s claims in exchange for a portion of the premium received by the insurance …

    Wikipedia

  • 45general — n. 1) a brigadier (US); commanding; four star; lieutenant; major general 2) (US) a general of the Army * * * [ dʒen(ə)rəl] commanding four star lieutenant major general (US) a general of the Army a brigadier (US) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46general — gen·er·al jen (ə )rəl adj 1) not confined by specialization or careful limitation <a general surgeon> 2) belonging to the common nature of a group of like individuals <the general characteristics of a species> 3) involving or… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 47General — Ge|ne|ral 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e od. rä|le〉 1. zweithöchste Offiziersrangklasse 2. Offizier in dieser Rangklasse 3. oberster Vorsteher eines kath. geistl. Ordens oder einer Kongregation 4. der internationale Leiter der Heilsarmee 5. 〈Zool.〉… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 48general — 1. adjective /ˈdʒɛnɹəl/ a) Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or . Among us! was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair. b) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier …

    Wiktionary

  • 49general — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ one star, two star, three star, etc. (all AmE) GENERAL + VERB ▪ command sth, lead sth ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 50general — Los términos general y genérico no deben utilizarse como sinónimos: general significa que es común a todos los individuos que forman un todo , y genérico es aquello que es común a los elementos de un conjunto …

    Diccionario español de neologismos