generality
pronunciation
How to pronounce generality in British English:
UK [ˌdʒenəˈræləti]
How to pronounce generality in American English:
US [ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪti]
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- Noun:
- an idea having general application
- the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
Word Origin
- generality (n.)
- late 14c., generalite, generalte, "universality, universal application;" c. 1400 "whole body of persons," from Old French generalité, generaute "sort, type; totality, entirety," from Late Latin generalitatem (nominative generalitas) "generality," from Latin generalis "relating to all" (see general (adj.)). Related: Generalities. Form generalty is attested from late 14c.
Example
- 1. Few policymakers have a beef with that characterization as a generality .
- 2. The beauty of the technique is that it encompasses both granularity and generality .
- 3. On generality and tendency of educational reform in developed countries .
- 4. Origin of new genes : generality and mechanisms of male gene traffics .
- 5. Recent studies indicate that emotion enhances early vision , but the generality of this finding remains unknown .