- of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; not specific; general.
- of, relating to, or noting a genus especially in biology.
- (of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women: a generic pronoun.
- not protected by trademark registration: “Cola” and “shuttle” are generic terms.
- having no distinguishing characteristics; commonplace: There are a lot of generic interviews, and the lack of unique perspective you get from interviewers is somewhat shocking.
- something that is generic.
- any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
- a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (distinguished from varietal).
- applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general
- of, relating to, or belonging to a genus
- denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc
- a drug, food product, etc that does not have a trademark
