Generality Meaning
/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being general.
nounThe population in general.
Sentence Examples
Without loss of generality, we can say that the sequence converges to zero.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He criticized the report for its ____, saying it needed more concrete information.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The speaker spoke in such high ____ that it was very difficult to understand what his specific plans were.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""You must not come to me," answered her listener, "for a defence of society; I have long since loathed its bitterness as much as I despise its baseness. You cannot know the miserably mean motives that actuate the generality; but the trifles so sought give their own narrowness to the mind.""
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Asking for an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 25:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He criticized the report for its ____, saying it needed more concrete information.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The speaker spoke in such high ____ that it was very difficult to understand what his specific plans were.