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Meanings of general term in English

Generic word.

Usage of general term in English
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It's just a general term for jobs like writing or drawing comics.
Welcome to the N.H.K.
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Third, the 'central theorem' may substitute for 'genes' the more general term 'replicators'.
The god delusion
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RADIATION is a general term and covers many different forms, e.g.
The Irish Times
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The word neurotic is a general term covering affection of the nervous system.
Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism / H...
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The whole subject is included under the general term of Morphology.
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
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Nourishment is the general term for all that upon which the life feeds.
The Unfolding Life / A Study of Development with Reference to Re...
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Anito is a general term used to designate members of the spirit world.
The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippi...
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A general term for a bomb which is thrown by hand.
"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
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Not so much a nickname as a general term of jovial familiarity.]
Wanderers
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Technically she was an elf, fairy being a general term.
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The term Woman-whypreferable, as a general term, to Lady.
The Young Woman's Guide
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It is the general term used to describe a number of diseases of the retina.
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STRANGER: Fowling is the general term under which the hunting of all birds is included.
Sophist
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Akabe is a general term for a steep descent.
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
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The more general term "woman" indicates that Christ was born a true man.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
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Thinking, then, is a general term for our idea-life.
The Science of Human Nature: A Psychology for Beginners
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