Meaning

4 senses
  1. A product sold under a generic name.

    джене́рикdženɛ́rik, джене́рикdženérik, непатенто́ванное лека́рственное сре́дствоnepatentóvannoje lekárstvennoje srédstvo

    any product that can be sold without a brand name

  2. A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.

    нема́рочное вино́nemáročnoje vinó

  3. A term that specifies neither male nor female.

  4. The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. We don't sell generics in this pharmacy.

  2. Are generics as effective as brand name drugs?

    deSind Generika genauso wirksam wie Originalpräparate? — brauchinet

  3. She purchased a generic version of a medication.

  4. Generic medications are almost always cheaper.

    ruЛекарства-дженерики почти всегда дешевле. — marafon

    deGenerika sind fast immer billiger. — Yorwba

  5. Generic ibuprofen is just as effective as name-brand ibuprofen.

    deIbuprofen-Generika sind genauso wirksam wie Marken-Ibuprofen. — ospalh

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 2
a product sold under a generic name:
a wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties:

Origin

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.

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Forms

plural: generics
Singulargeneric
Pluralgenerics

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as ‘vin rouge’, ‘vino rosso’, ‘rotwein’, ‘red wine’, etc.), or by general class (as ‘vin ordinaire’, ‘vin de table’, ‘vino da tavola’, ‘tafelwein’, ‘table wine’, etc.):generic wine

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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