Definitions for general
The noun general has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
(a general officer of the highest rank)
(the head of a religious order or congregation)
(a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular")
The verb general has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
(command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!")
The adj general has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
(applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader")
(not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge")
(prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent")
(affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms")
(somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise")
(of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience")
