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  • 71gen|er|al|i|ty — «JEHN uh RAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. a general or vague statement; word or phrase not definite enough to have much meaning or value: »The candidate spoke only in generalities; not once did he say what he would do if elected. 2. a general… …

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  • 72gen|er|al|ly — «JEHN uhr uh lee, JEHN ruh », adverb. 1. in most cases; usually: »He is generally on time. SYNONYM(S): commonly. 2. for the most part; widely: »It was once generally believed that the earth was flat. SYNONYM( …

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  • 73gen|er|a — «JEHN uhr uh», noun. a plural of genus …

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  • 74gen|er|os|i|ty — «JEHN uh ROS uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the quality of being generous; willingness to share with others; unselfishness. 2. nobleness of heart or mind; willingness to forgive; absence of meanness: »He accepted the apology with great generosity …

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  • 75gen|o|a — «JEHN oh uh», noun. = genoa jib. (Cf. ↑genoa jib) …

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  • 76gen|om — «JEE nom», noun. = genome. (Cf. ↑genome) …

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  • 77gen|re — «zhahn ruh», noun. 1. kind, sort, or style, especially in art or literature: »The novel and the drama are two literary genres. SYNONYM(S): class. 2. = genre painting. (Cf. ↑genre painting) ╂genre, learned borrowing from Latin genus, eris kind;… …

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  • 78gen|ro — «GEHN roh», noun, plural ros. 1. a) an elder statesman of Japan. b) a group of such statesmen. 2. a former group of elder statesmen who were advisers to the emperor of Japan. ╂[< Japanese genrō] …

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  • 79gen|ty — «JEHN tee», adjective. Scottish. neat; pretty; graceful. ╂[< Old French gentil; see etym. under gentle (Cf. ↑gentle)] …

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  • 80gen|u|al — «JEHN yu uhl», adjective. of or having to do with the knee; kneelike …

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