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  • 51Generic brand — Jewel Companies Generic Cola Generic brands of consumer products (often supermarket goods) are distinguished by the absence of a brand name. It is often inaccurate to describe these products as lacking a brand name , as they usually are branded,… …

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  • 52Generic top-level domain — A generic top level domain ( gTLD ) is one of the categories of top level domains (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use on the Internet.Overall, IANA currently distinguishes the following groups of top level… …

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  • 53Generic Brand — A type of consumer product that lacks a widely recognized name or logo because it typically isn t advertised. Generic brands are usually less expensive than brand name products due to the lack of promotions, which can inflate the cost of a good… …

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  • 54generic — [[t]ʤɪne̱rɪk[/t]] generics 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things. Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses. Ant: specific Derived… …

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  • 55generic — 1. Relating to or denoting a genus. 2. General. 3. Characteristic or distinctive. [L. genus (gener ), birth] * * * ge·ner·ic jə ner ik adj 1) not protected by trademark registration: NONPROPRIETARY <nylon and aspirin are generic names> used …

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  • 56generic — ge|ner|ic [dʒıˈnerık] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: générique, from Latin genus; GENUS] 1.) relating to a whole group of things rather than to one thing generic term/name (for sth) ▪ Fine Arts is a generic term for …

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  • 57generic — ge|ner|ic [ dʒə nerık ] adjective * 1. ) FORMAL relating to or appropriate for a range or class of similar things: generic software, suitable for use with both Macs and PCs generic term/word/name: Hoover is often used as a generic term for all… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 58generic */ — UK [dʒəˈnerɪk] / US adjective 1) formal relating to or suitable for a range or class of similar things generic software, suitable for use with both Macs and PCs generic term/word/name: Hoover is often used as a generic term for all vacuum… …

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  • 59generic drug — noun when the patent protection for a brand name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand name drugs • Ant: ↑brand name drug • Hypernyms: ↑generic, ↑drug …

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  • 60Generic Java (programming language) — Infobox programming language name = Generic Java paradigm = object oriented generation = 3GL year = designer = Martin Odersky, Philip Wadler, Gilad Bracha, William Maddox (computer scientist), and David Stoutamire developer = latest release… …

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