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gen·er·al / ˈjenərəl/ • adj. 1. affecting or concerning all or most people, places, or things; widespread: books of general interest. ∎ not specialized or limited in range of subject, application, activity, etc.: brush up on your general knowledge. ∎ (of a rule, principle, etc.) true for all or most cases. ∎ normal or usual: it is not general practice to confirm or deny such reports. 2. considering or including the main features or elements of something, and disregarding exceptions; overall: they fired in the general direction of the enemy a general introduction to the subject. 3. [often in titles] chief or principal: a general manager. • n. 1. a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank. ∎ an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above lieutenant general. ∎ the head of a religious order organized on quasi-military lines, e.g., the Jesuits, the Dominicans, or the Salvation Army. 2. (the general) archaic the general public. PHRASES: as a general rule in most cases. in general 1. usually; mainly: in general, Alexander was a peaceful, loving man. 2. as a whole: our understanding of culture in general and of literature in particular. |
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"general." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "general." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-general.html "general." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-general.html |
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general applicable to all XIII; (mil.) of an officer having superior rank and extended command XVI; sb. †(esp. pl.) general idea, principle, etc.; head of a religious order; (mil.) orig. †general captain XVI. — (O)F. général — L. generālis pert. to the whole kind, f. gener-, GENUS; see -AL1.
So generality XV (†generalty XIV). generalize XVIII. — F. generalissimo supreme commander. XVII. — It., superl. adj. Hence generally XIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "general." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "general." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-general.html T. F. HOAD. "general." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-general.html |
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general n.
1. a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank. 2. an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above lieutenant general and below field marshal, general of the army, or general of the air force. An army general may be of five ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army. General is the highest rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. |
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"general." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "general." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-general.html "general." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-general.html |
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general General Strike the strike of May 1926 in the UK, called by the Trades Union Congress in support of the mineworkers.
General Synod the highest governing body of the Church of England, an elected assembly of three houses (bishops, clergy, and laity). General Thanksgiving a form of thanksgiving in the Book of Common Prayer or the Alternative Service Book. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "general." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "general." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-general.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "general." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-general.html |
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General. The usual name for the head of a religious order or congregation, now officially styled institutes of consecrated life. It is commonly combined with a noun. Thus the Franciscans have a ‘Minister General’ and the Jesuits, Redemptorists, and others a ‘Superior General’.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "General." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "General." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-General.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "General." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-General.html |
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general
•apparel, barrel, carol, Carole, carrel, Carroll, Darrell, Darryl, Farrell
•gambrel • spandrel
•astral, plastral
•cracker-barrel
•Errol, feral
•petrel, petrol
•spectral
•central, epicentral, ventral
•ancestral, kestrel, orchestral
•dextral • Sacheverell • mayoral
•sacral • wastrel • cerebral
•anhedral, cathedral, dihedral, tetrahedral
•hypaethral (US hypethral), urethral
•squirrel, Tyrol, Wirral
•timbrel, whimbrel
•minstrel • arbitral • sinistral • integral
•triumviral
•spiral, viral
•amoral, Balmoral, coral, immoral, laurel, moral, quarrel, sorel, sorrel
•cockerel, Cockerell
•dotterel • rostral
•aboral, aural, choral, floral, goral, oral
•austral, claustral
•scoundrel • cloistral • neutral • figural
•augural
•demurral, Durrell
•mongrel • sepulchral • lustral
•spheral • retiral
•crural, jural, mural, neural, plural, rural
•illiberal, liberal
•natural • federal • peripheral
•doggerel • mackerel • pickerel
•bicameral, unicameral
•admiral
•ephemeral, femoral
•humeral, numeral
•general • mineral • funeral
•spatio-temporal, temporal
•corporal • tesseral • visceral
•bilateral, collateral, equilateral, lateral, multilateral, quadrilateral, trilateral, unilateral
•pastoral
•electoral, pectoral, prefectoral, protectoral
•clitoral, literal, littoral, presbyteral
•dipteral, peripteral
•doctoral • several • behavioural
•conferral, deferral, referral, transferral
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"general." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "general." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-general.html "general." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-general.html |
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