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      general
      noun
      (military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.
      (uncountable) General anesthesia.
      (uncountable, insurance) The general insurance industry.
      (countable) A general anesthetic.
      (Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.
      (nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral.
      A great strategist or tactician.
      (xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.
      Alternative letter-case form of general in its various senses. [(military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.]
      (informal, medicine) Ellipsis of General Hospital.
      (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality.
      (colloquial, now historical) A general servant; a maid-of-all-work.
      verb
      To lead (soldiers) as a general.
      adjective
      Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
      Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
      Not limited in use or application; applicable across a broad range.
      Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
      (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.
      Not of a specific class; miscellaneous.
      adverb
      (obsolete) In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.
      Roots
      genusgen- · Latin · kind, birth
      Synonyms for general
      unspecificadjbrigadiernuniversaladjgeneralissimoncommanderngeneralizedadjcommandantncolonelnlieutenantnchiefadjjemadarcommonadjsublieutenantn
      Words related to general
      colonelcyadjgeneralitiesnadjutantnunspecializedadjgeneralshipnsubcommanderadjutancyadjtuchuncoadjutantadjadmiralnsubadarsubofficerquartermasterncommodorendecurionovergeneralizev

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