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generic meaning in Malayalam

മൂല

/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/

generic in Malayalam: മൂല, ജാതി, വർഗ്ഗ, പൊതു. In English, generic means very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

Malayalam words for generic

common, general, collective
മൂല, ജാതി, വർഗ്ഗ, പൊതു, പൊതുവായ, ജാതിവിഷയകമായ
unbranded, non-proprietary
വാണിജ്യമുദ്രയില്ലാത്ത, ട്രേഡ്മാർക്കില്ലാത്ത

English meaning of generic

  1. adjective Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
  2. adjective Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
  3. adjective Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
  4. adjective Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.

Full definition of generic

generic in a sentence

  • Capri pants can be a generic term for any cropped slim pants.
  • Meronyms: infrasubspecific, infraspecific, subspecific, specific
  • There are scores of generic names within the order Decapoda, which includes many sea creatures that are called shrimp.

Synonyms of generic

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Questions about generic in Malayalam

What is the meaning of generic in Malayalam?
Generic in Malayalam is മൂല, ജാതി, വർഗ്ഗ, പൊതു.
generic എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Generic: മൂല, ജാതി, വർഗ്ഗ, പൊതു.
What does generic mean in English?
Generic means very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: generic (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: generic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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