Main entry: general
Definition: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
Usage: he discussed the general but neglected the particular
Main entry: full general, general
Definition: a general officer of the highest rank
Main entry: general, superior general
Definition: the head of a religious order or congregation
Main entry: general
Definition: command as a general
Usage: We are generaled by an incompetent!
Main entry: general
Definition: prevailing among and common to the general public
Usage: the general discontent
Main entry: oecumenical, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, world-wide, worldwide, universal, general
Definition: of worldwide scope or applicability
Usage: an issue of cosmopolitan import; the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time- Christopher Morley; universal experience
Main entry: general
Definition: not specialized or limited to one class of things
Usage: general studies; general knowledge
Main entry: general
Definition: applying to all or most members of a category or group
Usage: the general public; general assistance; a general rule; in general terms; comprehensible to the general reader
Main entry: general
Definition: affecting the entire body
Usage: a general anesthetic; general symptoms
Main entry: general
Definition: somewhat indefinite
Usage: bearing a general resemblance to the original; a general description of the merchandise