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generically

/dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/

generically adverb: in a generic manner.

Adverb

generically (comparative more generically, superlative most generically)

  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...
  2. With regard to a genus.
    • an animal generically distinct from another

Forms of generically

comparativemore generically
superlativemost generically

Origin of generically

From generic + -ally.

Questions about generically

What does generically mean?
Generically means in a generic manner.
What part of speech is generically?
Generically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce generically?
Generically is pronounced /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/.

Words near generically in the dictionary

  1. generic type
  2. generic types
  3. generic you
  4. Generica
  5. generical
  6. generically
  7. genericalness
  8. generich
  9. genericide
  10. genericides
  11. genericise

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