English-Thai Dictionary

generic

ADJ โดยทั่วไป  doi-tua-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GENERIC, GENERICAL

a.[L. genus. ] Pertaining to a genus or kind; comprehending the genus, as distinct from species, or from another genus. A generic description is a description of a genus; a generic difference is a difference in genus; a generic name is the denomination which comprehends all the species, as of animals, plants or fossils, which have certain essential and peculiar characters in common. Thus Canis is the generic name of animals of the dog kind; Felis, of the cat kind; Cervus, of the deer kind.

 

GENERICALLY

adv. With regard to genus; as an animal generically distinct from another, or two animals generically allied.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GENERIC; GENERICAL

Ge *ner "ic, Ge *ner "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. générique. See Gender. ]

 

1. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name.

 

2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to Ant: specific.

 

GENERICALLY

GENERICALLY Ge *ner "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With regard to a genus, or an extensive class; as, an animal generically distinct from another, or two animals or plants generically allied.

 

GENERICALNESS

GENERICALNESS Ge *ner "ic *al *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being generic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

generic

ge ner ic |jəˈnerik ʤəˈnɛrɪk | ▶adjective 1 characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific: chèvre is a generic term for all goat's milk cheese. • (of goods, esp. medicinal drugs ) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark: generic aspirin. 2 Biology of or relating to a genus. ▶noun a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark: substituting generics for brand-name drugs. DERIVATIVES ge ner i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- ‘stock, race. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

generic

generic |dʒɪˈnɛrɪk | ▶adjective 1 characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific: chèvre is a generic term for all goats' milk cheese. • (of goods, especially medicinal drugs ) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark. 2 Biology relating to a genus. ▶noun a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark: substituting generics for brand-name drugs. DERIVATIVES generically adverb ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- ‘stock, race ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

generic

generic adjective 1 a generic classification for similar offenses: general, common, collective, nonspecific, inclusive, all-encompassing, broad, comprehensive, blanket, umbrella. ANTONYMS specific. 2 generic drugs are cheaper than brand-name ones: unbranded, nonproprietary, no-name. ANTONYMS specific.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

generic

generic adjective 1 ‘assault ’ is used as a generic term for the separate offences of assault and battery: general, common, collective, non-specific, inclusive, all-inclusive, all-encompassing, broad, comprehensive, blanket, umbrella, sweeping, universal. ANTONYMS specific. 2 generic drugs are generally cheaper than branded drugs: unbranded, untrademarked, non-proprietary. ANTONYMS branded.

 

Spanish Dictionary

genérico, -ca

genérico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que es general o se refiere a un conjunto de elementos del mismo género :la palabra ‘perro ’ es un nombre genérico que sirve para referirse a cualquiera de las distintas razas de perros que existen .2 gram Del género o relacionado con esta categoría gramatical :los sustantivos del español llevan marcas genéricas y numéricas .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino [medicamento ] Que tiene la misma composición y fórmula farmacéutica que el medicamento original con marca comercial que lo había patentado, y se comercializa con el nombre del principio activo que lo compone :el medicamento genérico suele tener un precio más barato que el de la marca comercial; los medicamentos cuya patente no ha caducado no pueden ser comercializados como genéricos . VÉASE nombre genérico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

generic

ge ner ic /dʒənérɪk /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 〘生物 〙属 (genus )の, 属特有の ▸ a generic name 属名 2 属 [類 ]全般に関する, 総括的な, 一般的な (↔specific ); 〘文法 〙総称的な .3 〈薬 食品などが 〉商標登録されていない ; ノーブランドの ▸ a generic drug ジェネリック医薬品, 後発医薬品 〘先発医薬品の廉価普及品 〙～̀ p é rson 〘文法 〙総称人称 〘一般的に人々をさすwe, you, they, oneなど 〙.～̀ s í ngular 〘文法 〙総称単数 〘「…というもの 」という意で, その種類全体を代表する単数形 〙.ge n é r i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞 一般 [総称 ]的に ; 属 [類 ]に関して .