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semigeneric

semigeneric adjective: made in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name.

Adjective

semigeneric (not comparable)

  1. (US) Made in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name.
    • New York Chablis, Napa Valley Burgundy, and California Champagne are semigeneric wines.

Noun

semigeneric (plural semigenerics)

  1. (US) Any wine of this kind.

Forms of semigeneric

pluralsemigenerics

Origin of semigeneric

From semi- + generic.

Questions about semigeneric

What does semigeneric mean?
Semigeneric means made in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name.
What part of speech is semigeneric?
Semigeneric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semigeneric in the dictionary

  1. semifused
  2. semifusinite
  3. semifusinites
  4. Semigallia
  5. semigelatinous
  6. semigeneric
  7. semigenerics
  8. semiglazed
  9. semiglobal
  10. semiglobalization
  11. semiglobalized

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