general

adjective
gene·ral
jĕnʹ(ə)rəl

Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.

Other meanings

Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.
Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.

Related words

General Lagos

Example sentences

“What excites you about medicine in general?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“It gives you a general sense of well-being.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "generālis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “general” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.