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generalists

generalists is the plural of generalist.

Meaning of generalist

Noun

generalist (plural generalists)

  1. A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.
    Synonyms:
    nonspecialist
  2. A general practitioner.
  3. Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic species.

Questions about generalists

What is generalists the plural of?
Generalists is the plural of generalist.

Words near generalists in the dictionary

  1. generalissimoship
  2. generalissimoships
  3. generalissimus
  4. generalist
  5. generalistic
  6. generalists
  7. generalities
  8. generality
  9. generalizabilities
  10. generalizability
  11. generalizable

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