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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
General \Gen"er*al\, n. [F. g['e]n['e]ral. See General., a.]
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1. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to
all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
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In particulars our knowledge begins, and so spreads
itself by degrees to generals. --Locke.
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2. (Mil.) One of the chief military officers of a government
or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not
less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest
military rank next below field marshal.
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Note: In the United States the office of General of the Army
has been created by temporary laws, and has been held
only by Generals U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, and P. H.
Sheridan. Popularly, the title General is given to
various general officers, as General, Lieutenant
general, Major general, Brigadier general, Commissary
general, etc. See Brigadier general, Lieutenant
general, Major general, in the Vocabulary.
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3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops
together; as, to beat the general.
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4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the
houses or congregations under the same rule.
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5. The public; the people; the vulgar. [Obs.] --Shak.
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In general, in the main; for the most part.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Audience \Au"di*ence\, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire
to hear. See Audible, a.]
1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds.
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Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend.
--Milton.
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2. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a
sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or
the transaction of business.
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According to the fair play of the world,
Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. --Shak.
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3. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by
authors to their readers.
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Fit audience find, though few. --Milton.
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He drew his audience upward to the sky. --Dryden.
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Court of audience, or Audience court (Eng.), a court long
since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury;
also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York. --Mozley &
W.
In general (or open) audience, publicly.
To give audience, to listen; to admit to an interview.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Audience \Au"di*ence\, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire
to hear. See Audible, a.]
1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds.
Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend.
--Milton.
2. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a
sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or
the transaction of business.
According to the fair play of the world, Let me have
audience: I am sent to speak. --Shak.
3. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by
authors to their readers.
Fit audience find, though few. --Milton.
He drew his audience upward to the sky. --Dryden.
Court of audience, or Audience court (Eng.), a court long
since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury;
also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York. --Mozley &
W.
In general (or open) audience, publicly.
To give audience, to listen; to admit to an interview.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Popularly, the title General is given to various general
officers, as General, Lieutenant general, Major general,
Brigadier general, Commissary general, etc. See Brigadier
general, Lieutenant general, Major general, in the
Vocabulary.
3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops
together; as, to beat the general.
4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the
houses or congregations under the same rule.
5. The public; the people; the vulgar. [Obs.] --Shak.
In general, in the main; for the most part.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
in general
adj : considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed
the play as a whole though I thought the acting could
have been better" [syn: as a whole(ip), at large(ip),
in general(ip)]
adv : without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in
snakes in general" [syn: generally, in the main]
[ant: specifically]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in general
adv.
1 In the general case; without further assumption; without
qualification; in all respects.
2 as a rule; usually.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
in general
adv.
1 In the general case; without further assumption; without
qualification; in all respects.
2 as a rule; usually.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
in general
adv.
1 In the general case; without further assumption; without
qualification; in all respects.
2 as a rule; usually.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
in general
adv.
1 In the general case; without further assumption; without
qualification; in all respects.
2 as a rule; usually.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
obvykle
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
všeobecně
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
im Allgemeineni. A., /ˈaɪ ˈeɪ/ i. Allg., /ˈaɪ ˈalɡ/ , für gewöhnlich, gemeinhin [geh.]
Synonyms: generally, in the general run of things
see: In general one may say/state that …, In general it may be said/stated that …, In general terms, …
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
γενικά
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
yleisesti, yleensä
in the general case
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
općenito
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
in general /ɪn dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
1. nagyjából-egészében
2. általánosságban
3. általában
4. többnyire
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "in general":
all in all, all things considered, altogether, as a rule,
as a whole, as an approximation, at large, broadly,
broadly speaking, by and large, chiefly, commonly, generally,
generally speaking, mainly, mostly, normally, on balance,
on the whole, ordinarily, overall, predominantly, prevailingly,
roughly, roughly speaking, routinely, speaking generally,
usually
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
通常，一般地说
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
总的来说,一般说来,大体上,整个地
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