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genericness

genericness noun: the state or condition of being generic.

Noun

genericness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being generic.
  2. In United States trademark law, the characteristic of a trademark being generic, and therefore unregistrable.

Synonyms of genericness

Antonyms

Origin of genericness

From generic + -ness.

Questions about genericness

What does genericness mean?
Genericness means the state or condition of being generic.
What part of speech is genericness?
Genericness is a noun.

Words near genericness in the dictionary

  1. genericized trademark
  2. genericized trademarks
  3. genericizes
  4. genericizing
  5. generick
  6. genericness
  7. generics
  8. generification
  9. generifications
  10. generifies
  11. generify

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