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generically

adverb

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Pronunciation: /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English generic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English generically From generic + -ally.

  1. In a generic manner.

    There is only inflation or deflation of scale (which we refer to generically as "flation") from whatever is designated as the standard.

  2. With regard to a genus.

    an animal generically distinct from another