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August 08, 2008

Generic

generic - a version of a product without a special brand or trademark, usually much less expensive

a generic version
a generic brand
generic products
US generic production
growing competition among so-called generic brands

a generic drug
generic medicine
generic pharmaceuticals

generic technology

a generic Victorian lady

generic language
generic as opposed to specific
generic packaging
a generic name
a generic computer programme

a generic term
a generic term used to describe Y
according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word "He" is generic

a generic heading
included under the generic heading of common law is...

substitute generic drugs for branded drugs
word used in its generic sense
the generic sense of a word

offer a generic service
generic provision of a service
generic provision of social work
generic representations

generic curriculum
generic science modules in the curriculum


Example sentences:

* The Sicilian Institute of Vine-growing and Wine-producing has launched a generic campaign in Britain to increase awareness of Sicilian wines.

* 1 was attracted by another that I had discussed on a visit to Europe: certain branded drugs would not be prescribed at all when entirely adequate substitute generic drugs existed.

* Strictly speaking, the term "assault" is used here in its generic sense, as including two separate types of offence, assault and battery.

* The plan adopted was to focus on Medeva's strengths: vaccines, generic pharmaceuticals and sterile injectables (mainly products used in hospitals to treat severe pain), and to add a range of branded prescription products.

* So they negotiated a takeover of Thomas Kerfoot, a well-established supplier of generic products, which instantly gave Medeva the largest market share in the UK.

* The picture gave no clear impression of anyone in particular; it was generic Victorian lady, specific shy poetess.

* If US generic production seems more dynamic than that of the UK, it is because the economy is driven by difference as much as by repetition: while the one secures recognition of a welcome familiarity, the other differentiates this familiar object from all competitors and discovers the `;exploitation angles'; which will make it different and completely unexpected within a genre and a medium which is all too familiar.

* This is caused by "iron ochre" a generic term used to describe the iron-derived material which blocks drains.

* Everyone knows that both sexes work with horses, and according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word "He" is generic, is she saying that the Oxford English Dictionary is wrong?

* Although the generic curriculum appears the most parsimonious solution, it may require the most work to set up, as various disciplines must agree upon a set of headings.

* "Task analysis" has become the generic term applicable to the field study of human performance.

* A proposal to require plain generic packaging for all cigarettes, which the Victorian Anti-Cancer Council's Centre for Behavioural Research has shown makes them less attractive to adolescents, has been deferred for a year.

* The Romans made much use of it also, its generic name being derived from salvere, to be well, and in the Middle Ages, there was a current Arabic saying:" Why should a man die when there is sage in his garden?"

* I was determined to render myself generic by the time I left university.

* The first meant that people with a disability can now hope to enjoy more generic provision of social work, day care and residential care; a generally extended and localized service; the greater use of home helps and meals services; and the more effective encouragement of community work.

* The current version of the generic PostScript driver (PSCRIPT.DRV) is version 3.5.3 which lets you specify the amount of memory the printer has installed (that is, 5Mb): fine-tuning this value will improve printer throughput.

* Justine Schneider was a generic social worker, community health worker and member of a multi-disciplinary Community Drug Team before training as a social researcher.

* There were other more crude or more generic representations of the victories over the Celts.

* A generic standard is being developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission, but is not yet agreed.

* Generally included under the generic heading of common law is the judicial interpretation of statute law.


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