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Definition of: generic
(ji·ner′ik) adjective
1. Pertaining to a genus or a class of related things: contrasted with specific or varietal.
2. Having a general application; abstract; not concrete. Also ge·ner′i·cal. [<L genus, -eris race, kind + -IC]
—ge·ner′i·cal·ly adverb
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