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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 See also 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 3 Croatian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Danish 4.1 Noun 5 Portuguese 5.1 Noun 6 Serbian 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Declension 7 Spanish 7.1 Adjective 7.1.1 Derived terms 7.2 Noun

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
why	women	cried	#355: general	king	nature	answered

[ Etymology

From Latin generalis, from noun genus + adjective suffix -alis

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɛnɹəl/, SAMPA: /"dZEnr@l/
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• Hyphenation: gen·er·al

[ Adjective

general (comparative more general, superlative most general)

1. not specific or particular
2. concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category

[ Antonyms

• particular

[ Derived terms

• generality
• generally
• generalisation, generalization
• generalise, generalize
• general anaesthetic
• general knowledge
• in general

[ Related terms

• universal

[ Translations

not specific or particular

Danish: generel, almindelig Dutch: algemeen nl(nl) Finnish: yleinen fi(fi) German: allgemein de(de), generell de(de) Greek: γενικός el(el) m. sg. (genikós)

Hungarian: általános hu(hu) Russian: общий ru(ru) (óbš'ij) Slovak: všeobecný Slovene: splošen sl(sl)

concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category

Czech: obecný cs(cs) m. Danish: almen, generel Dutch: algemeen nl(nl) Finnish: yleis- fi(fi) German: allgemein de(de)

Greek: γενικός el(el) m. sg. (genikós) Russian: общий ru(ru) (óbš'ij) Slovak: všeobecný Slovene: splošen sl(sl)

[ Noun

Singular general

Plural generals

general (plural generals)

1. (military) A rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal.
2. Short for general anaesthetic.

[ Derived terms

• brigadier general
• colonel general
• lieutenant general
• major general

[ Translations

rank higher than a colonel or brigadier

Czech: generál cs(cs) m. Danish: general da(da) c. Dutch: generaal nl(nl) m. Esperanto: generalo eo(eo) Finnish: kenraali fi(fi) French: général fr(fr) m.

German: General de(de) m. Hungarian: generális hu(hu), tábornok hu(hu) Indonesian: jendral Russian: генерал ru(ru) (g'en'erál) m. Slovene: general sl(sl) m. Spanish: général es(es)

[ See also

• hetman

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[ Bosnian

[ Noun

general m (plural generali)

1. (military) general

[ Declension

Declension of general	Singular	Plural
Nominative	general	generali
Genitive	generala	generala
Dative	generalu	generalima
Accusative	generala	generale
Vocative	generale	generali
Instrumental	generalom	generalima
Locative	generalu	generalima

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[ Croatian

[ Noun

general m. sg.

1. general (military rank)

[ Declension

    Declension of general

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	general	generali
Genitive	generala	generala
Dative	generalu	generalima
Accusative	generala	generale
Vocative	generale	generali
Locative	generalu	generalima
Instrumental	generalom	generalima

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[ Danish

[ Noun

general c.

1. general

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[ Portuguese

[ Noun

general m (plural: generais)

1. A general

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[ Serbian

[ Noun

general m. (plural generali) (Cyrillic spelling генерал)

1. (military) general

[ Declension

Declension of general	Singular	Plural
Nominative	general	generali
Genitive	generala	generala
Dative	generalu	generalima
Accusative	generala	generale
Vocative	generale	generali
Instrumental	generalom	generalima
Locative	generalu	generalima

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[ Spanish

[ Adjective

general m. and f. (plural generales)

1. general

[ Derived terms

• generalidad
• generalización
• generalizar
• generalmente

[ Noun

general m. (feminine generala, masculine plural generales, feminine plural generalas)

1. (military) general