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genericity

genericity noun: genericness, the state or quality of being generic.

Noun

genericity (countable and uncountable, plural genericities)

  1. Genericness, the state or quality of being generic.
    • The essence of genericity analysis rests on counting equations and unknowns.1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 593

Synonyms of genericity

Antonyms

Forms of genericity

pluralgenericities

Origin of genericity

From generic + -ity.

Questions about genericity

What does genericity mean?
Genericity means genericness, the state or quality of being generic.
What part of speech is genericity?
Genericity is a noun.
What is the plural of genericity?
The plural of genericity is genericities.

Words near genericity in the dictionary

  1. genericised trademarks
  2. genericises
  3. genericising
  4. genericism
  5. genericities
  6. genericity
  7. genericization
  8. genericizations
  9. genericize
  10. genericized
  11. genericized trademark

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