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    • general :command as a general
      • We are generaled by an incompetent!

    • general :applying to all or most members of a category or group
      • the general public|general assistance|a general rule|in general terms|comprehensible to the general reader

    • general :not specialized or limited to one class of things
      • general studies|general knowledge

    • general :a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
      • he discussed the general but neglected the particular

    • general :prevailing among and common to the general public
      • the general discontent

    • general :affecting the entire body
      • a general anesthetic|general symptoms

    • general :somewhat indefinite
      • bearing a general resemblance to the original|a general description of the merchandise

    • general :of worldwide scope or applicability
      • an issue of cosmopolitan import|the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time|universal experience

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