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  1. a. Alt. of Generical
  2. adj. relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
  3. adj. (of drugs) not protected by trademark
  4. adj. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/applicable">applicable to an class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/entire">entire class or group
  5. n. 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.)
  6. n. any product that can be sold without a brand name
  7. 1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name. 2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to Ant: specific.
  8. j:100 n. a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape n. any product that can be sold without a brand name a. relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus s. (of drugs) not protected by trademark