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generically en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English generic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English generically From generic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In a generic manner.
   • There is only inflation or deflation of scale (which we refer to generically as "flation") from whatever is designated as the standard. 2016, Sarah E. Battersby, Daniel “daan” Strebe, Michael P. Finn, “Shapes on a plane: evaluating the impact of projection distortion on spatial binning, Cartography and Geographic Information Science”, in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, →DOI:
2. With regard to a genus.
   • an animal generically distinct from another

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