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GENERIC NOUN

Pronunciation (US):

• GENERIC NOUN (noun)
The noun GENERIC NOUN has 1 sense:

1. a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender

Familiarity information: GENERIC NOUN used as a noun is very rare.

• GENERIC NOUN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("generic noun" is a kind of...):

noun (a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing)

"All good things come to an end."
(English proverb)
"That which is obvious does not need to be explained."
(Afghanistan proverb)
"Fixing the known is better than waiting for the unknown."
(Arabic proverb)
"A good dog gets a good bone."
(Corsican proverb)

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