GENERIC in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of GENERIC
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generic
 a.  of an entire group or class; general
Classic Sentence:
1  In the fishery, they usually go by the generic name of Gay-Headers.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27. Knights and Squires.
2  A sort of generic or Pantheistic vitality seemed to lurk in their very joints and bones, after what might be called the individual life had departed.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 66. The Shark Massacre.
Example Sentence:
1  Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses.
2  They encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.
3  The new range of engines all had a generic problem with their fan blades.
4  Fine Arts is a generic term for subjects such as painting, music and sculpture.
5  I typically ask whether another suitable drug is available in a generic form.