generic

Definition

• n. a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape
• n. any product that can be sold without a brand name
• adj. relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
• adj. (of drugs) not protected by trademark

Word forms

Plural

generics

Example sentences

1. a.

   The generic brand of cereal is often cheaper than the name brand.

2. a.

   In programming, a generic function can work with any data type.