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