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generic meaning in Sanskrit

सामान्य sāmānya

/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/

generic in Sanskrit: सामान्य (sāmānya), साधारण (sā́dhāraṇa). In English, generic means very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

Sanskrit words for generic

generic
सामान्य sāmānya, साधारण sā́dhāraṇa

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.

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Questions about generic in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of generic in Sanskrit?
Generic in Sanskrit is सामान्य (sāmānya), साधारण (sā́dhāraṇa).
generic इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Generic: सामान्य (sāmānya), साधारण (sā́dhāraṇa).
What does generic mean in English?
Generic means very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “generic”: साधारण, सामान्य. 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 Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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