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GENERALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("generality" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
general (applying to all or most members of a category or group)
specific ((sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "generality"):
commonality; commonness (sharing of common attributes)
pervasiveness (the quality of filling or spreading throughout)
prevalence (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread)
catholicity; universality (the quality of being universal; existing everywhere)
totality (the quality of being complete and indiscriminate)
Antonym:
particularity (the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance)
Derivation:
general (not specialized or limited to one class of things)
general (applying to all or most members of a category or group)
general (affecting the entire body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An idea or conclusion having general application
Example:
he spoke in broad generalities
Synonyms:
generalisation; generality; generalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("generality" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "generality"):
principle; rule (a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct)
Derivation:
general (not specialized or limited to one class of things)
general (affecting the entire body)
