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gen·er·al·i·ty / ˌjenəˈralitē/ • n. (pl. -ties) 1. a statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force: he confined his remarks to generalities. ∎  the quality or state of being general: policy should be formulated at an appropriate level of generality.2. (the generality) the majority: appropriate to the generality of laymen.

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