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   gen·er·al·i·ty

   /ˌjenəˈralədē/

   noun

   • 1. a statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force: "he confined his remarks to generalities" Similar generalizationgeneral statementgeneral principlegeneral truthnonspecific statementloose/vague statementindefinite statementsweeping statementabstractionextrapolationOpposite specific
   • ▪ the quality or state of being general: "policy should be formulated at an appropriate level of generality" Similar universalitycomprehensivenessall-inclusivenessextensivenessbroadnesscatholicity
   • 2. the majority: "appropriate to the generality of laymen" Similar majoritylarger part/numbergreater part/numberbest/better partmain partbulkmassweight(main) bodypreponderancepredominancelion's sharemostalmost allmore than halfOpposite minority

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French generalite, from late Latin generalitas, from generalis (see general).

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