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generification en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /d͡ʒəˌnɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Latin genus (“kind, class”). See -fy.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The process of making generic; the conversion to use generics.
2. (dated, uncountable, usually) A generalization.
   • Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification. a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC:

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