Main Entry:

¹ge·ner·ic

Pronunciation:

\jə-ˈner-ik, -ˈne-rik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

French générique, from Latin gener-, genus birth, kind, class

Date:

1676

1 a: relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general b: being or having a nonproprietary name <generic drugs> c: having no particularly distinctive quality or application <generic restaurants>2: relating to or having the rank of a biological genus

— ge·ner·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— ge·ner·ic·ness noun