Generic
Pronunciation : Ge*ner"ic, Ge*ner"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. g?n?rique. See Gender.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913