see|général
English

rank|why|women|cried|355|general|king|nature|answered

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

Pronunciation
IPA|/�d��nɹ�l/, SAMPA|/"dZEnr@l/
audio|en-us-general.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: gen·er·al

Adjective
en-adj

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

Derived terms
generality
generally
generalisation, generalization
generalise, generalize
general anaesthetic
general knowledge
in general

Translations
trans-top|not specific or particular
Danish: generel, almindelig
Dutch: t+|nl|algemeen
Finnish: t+|fi|yleinen
German: t+|de|allgemein, t|de|generell
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|γενικ��|m|s|sc=Grek (genikós)
Russian: t+|ru|об�ий|tróbš'ij|scCyrl
Slovak: všeobecný
Slovene: t+|sl|splošen
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trans-top|concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category
Danish: almen, generel
Dutch: t+|nl|algemeen
Finnish: t-|fi|yleis-
German: t+|de|allgemein
Greek: t|el|γενικ��|m|s|sc=Grek (genikós)
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|об�ий|tróbš'ij|scCyrl
Slovak: všeobecný
Slovene: t+|sl|splošen
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ttbc|Spanish: general, no particular
ttbc|Turkish: genel

Noun
en-noun

1. Military 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
trans-top|rank higher than a colonel or brigadier
Danish: t-|da|general|c
Dutch: t+|nl|generaal|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|generalo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|kenraali
French: t+|fr|général|m
German: t-|de|General|m
Indonesian: jendral
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Russian: t+|ru|гене�ал|m|trg'en'erál|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|general|m
Spanish: t-|es|général
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ttbc|Turkish: general
ttbc|Norwegian: general
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See also
hetman

Category:1000 English basic words

Bosnian

Noun
infl|bs|noun|g=m

1. #English|general, a military rank.

! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|singular
! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|plural
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|nominative case|nominative
| align="center"|general
| align="center"|generali
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|genitive case|genitive
| align="center"|generala
| align="center"|generala
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|dative case|dative
| align="center"|generalu
| align="center"|generalima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|accusative case|accusative
| align="center"|generala
| align="center"|generale
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|vocative case|vocative
| align="center"|generalu
| align="center"|generali
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|instrumental case|instrumental
| align="center"|generalom
| align="center"|generalima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|locative case|locative
| align="center"|generalu
| align="center"|generalima
|}

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

1. #English|general i|millitary rank

Danish

Noun
general c

1. general#English|general

Category:Danish nouns

German

Noun
General m (plural: Generäle)

1. A general

Portuguese

Noun
general m (plural: generais)

1. A general

Serbian

Noun
infl|sr|noun|g=m

1. #English|general, a military rank.

! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|singular
! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|plural
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|nominative case|nominative
| align="center"|general
| align="center"|generali
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|genitive case|genitive
| align="center"|generala
| align="center"|generala
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|dative case|dative
| align="center"|generalu
| align="center"|generalima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|accusative case|accusative
| align="center"|generala
| align="center"|generale
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|vocative case|vocative
| align="center"|generalu
| align="center"|generali
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|instrumental case|instrumental
| align="center"|generalom
| align="center"|generalima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|locative case|locative
| align="center"|generalu
| align="center"|generalima
|}

See also
гене�ал

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|fgeneral|plgenerales

1. general

Derived terms
generalidad
generalización
generalizar
generalmente

Noun
es-noun-mf|fgenerala|mplgenerales

1. context|military general

Category:Military ranks

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fr:general
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id:general
it:general
kk:general
ku:general
lt:general
hu:general
ja:general
pl:general
pt:general
simple:general
sl:general
fi:general
ta:general
tt:general
te:general
vi:general
tr:general
uk:general
vo:general
zh:general

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