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Gemmary (?), n. A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or gems, collectively.
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Gemmate (?), a. [L. gemmatus, p. p. of gemmare to put forth buds, fr. gemma bud.] (Bot.) Having buds; reproducing by buds.
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Gemmated (?), a. Having buds; adorned with gems or jewels.
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Gemmation (?), n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See .
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2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.
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Gemmeous (?), a. [L. gemmeus. See .] Pertaining to gems; of the nature of gems; resembling gems. Pennant.
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Gemmiferous (?), a. [L. gemma bud + -ferous: cf. F. gemmifère.] Producing gems or buds; (Biol.) multiplying by buds.
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Gemmification (?), n. [L. gemma bud + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See .] (Biol.) The production of a bud or gem.
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Gemmiflorate (?), a. [L. gemma bud + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having flowers like buds.
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Gemminess (?), n. The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness.

{ Gemmipara (?) Gemmipares (?) } n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gemma bud + parere to produce.] (Zoöl.) Animals which increase by budding, as hydroids.
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Gemmiparity (?), n. (Biol.) Reproduction by budding; gemmation. See .
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Gemmiparous (?), a. [Cf. F. gemmipare.] (Biol.) Producing buds; reproducing by buds. See , 1.
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Gemmosity (?), n. [L. gemmosus set with jewels. See .] The quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Gemmulation (?), n. [From L. gemmula, dim. of gemma bud.] (Biol.) See .
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Gemmule (?), n. [L. gemmula, dim. of gemma: cf. F. gemmule. See .] 1. (Bot.) (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. (b) One of the buds of mosses. (c) One of the reproductive spores of algæ. (d) An ovule.
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2. (Biol.) (a) A bud produced in generation by gemmation. (b) One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then developed. See .
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Gemmuliferous (?), a. [Gemmule + -ferous.] Bearing or producing gemmules or buds.
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Gemmy (?), a. [From , n.]
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1. Full of gems; bright; glittering like a gem.
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The gemmy bridle glittered free. Tennyson.
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2. Spruce; smart. [Colloq. Eng.]
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Gemote (?), n. [As. gem�t an assembly. See , v. t.] (AS. Hist.) A meeting; -- used in combination, as, Witenagemote, an assembly of the wise men.
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Gems (?), n. [G.] (Zoöl.) The chamois.
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Gemsbok (?), n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zoöl.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.
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Gems-horn (?), n. [G., prop., chamois horn.] (Mus.) An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
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Gemul (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small South American deer (Furcifer Chilensis), with simple forked horns. [Written also guemul.]
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-gen (?). [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as genos race, stock (see ). (2) From Gr. suffix -genhs born. Cf. F. -gène.] 1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.
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2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen.
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Gena (?), [L., the cheek.] (Zoöl.) (a) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird. (b) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
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Genappe (?), n. [From Genappe, in Belgium.] A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc. Simmonds.
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Gendarme (?), n.; pl. Gendarmes (#), or Gens d'armes. [F.] 1. (Mil.) One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France]
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2. An armed policeman in France. Thackeray.
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gendarmerie n. [F. gendarmerie.] The French police force; the body of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively. [Also spelled gendarmery.]
Syn. -- gendarmery.
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gendarmery (?), n. Same as .
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Gender (jĕndẽr), n. [OF. genre, gendre (with excrescent d.), F.genre, fr. L. genus, generis, birth, descent, race, kind, gender, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born, akin to E. kin. See , and cf. , , , .]
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1. Kind; sort. [Obs.] “One gender of herbs.” Shak.
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2. Sex, male or female.
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☞ The use of the term gender to refer to the sex of an animal, especially a person, was once common, then fell into disuse as the term became used primarily for the distinction of grammatical declension forms in inflected words. In the late 1900's, the term again became used to refer to the sex of people, as a euphemism for the term sex, especially in discussions of laws and policies on equal treatment of sexes. Objections by prescriptivists that the term should be used only in a grammatical context ignored the earlier uses.
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3. (Gram.) A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex.
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Gender is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only. Sex is natural distinction and applies to living objects. R. Morris.
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☞ Adjectives and pronouns are said to vary in gender when the form is varied according to the gender of the words to which they refer.
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Gender (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gendered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gendering.] [OF. gendrer, fr. L. generare. See , n.] To beget; to engender.
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Gender, v. i. To copulate; to breed. [R.] Shak.
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Genderless, a. Having no gender.
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Geneagenesis (?), n. [Gr. � race + E. genesis.] (Biol.) Alternate generation. See under .
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Genealogic (?), a. Genealogical.
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Genealogical (?), a. [Cf. F. généalogique.] Of or pertaining to genealogy; as, a genealogical table; genealogical order. -- Genealogically, adv.
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Coloq. Genealogical tree , a family lineage or genealogy drawn out under the form of a tree and its branches.
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Genealogist (?), n. [Cf. F. généalogiste.] One who traces genealogies or the descent of persons or families.
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Genealogize (?), v. i. To investigate, or relate the history of, descents.
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Genealogy (?), n.; pl. Genealogies (#). [OE. genealogi, genelogie, OF. genelogie, F. généalogie, L. genealogia, fr. Gr. �; � birth, race, descent (akin to L. genus) + � discourse.]
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1. An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.
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2. Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.
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Genearch (?), n. [Gr. �; � race + � a leader.] The chief of a family or tribe.
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Genera (?), n. pl. See .
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Generability (?), n. Capability of being generated. Johnstone.
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Generable (?), a. [L. generabilis.] Capable of being generated or produced. Bentley.
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General (?), a. [F. général, fr. L. generalis. See .] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.
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2. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
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3. Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
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4. Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
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This general applause and cheerful shout
Argue your wisdom and your love to Richard. Shak.
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5. Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire. Milton.
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6. As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
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His general behavior vain, ridiculous. Shak.
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7. Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
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☞ The word general, annexed to a name of office, usually denotes chief or superior; as, attorney-general; adjutant general; commissary general; quartermaster general; vicar-general, etc.
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Coloq. General agent (Law), an agent whom a principal employs to transact all his business of a particular kind, or to act in his affairs generally. -- Coloq. General assembly . See the Note under . -- Coloq. General average , Coloq. General Court . See under , . -- Coloq. General court-martial (Mil.), the highest military and naval judicial tribunal. -- Coloq. General dealer (Com.), a shopkeeper who deals in all articles in common use. -- Coloq. General demurrer (Law), a demurrer which objects to a pleading in general terms, as insufficient, without specifying the defects. Abbott. -- Coloq. General epistle , a canonical epistle. -- Coloq. General guides (Mil.), two sergeants (called the right, and the left, general guide) posted opposite the right and left flanks of an infantry battalion, to preserve accuracy in marching. Farrow. -- Coloq. General hospitals (Mil.), hospitals established to receive sick and wounded sent from the field hospitals. Farrow. Coloq. General issue (Law), an issue made by a general plea, which traverses the whole declaration or indictment at once, without offering any special matter to evade it. Bouvier. Burrill. -- Coloq. General lien (Law), a right to detain a chattel, etc., until payment is made of any balance due on a general account. -- Coloq. General officer (Mil.), any officer having a rank above that of colonel. -- Coloq. General orders (Mil.), orders from headquarters published to the whole command. -- Coloq. General practitioner , in the United States, one who practices medicine in all its branches without confining himself to any specialty; in England, one who practices both as physician and as surgeon. -- Coloq. General ship , a ship not chartered or let to particular parties. -- Coloq. General term (Logic), a term which is the sign of a general conception or notion. -- Coloq. General verdict (Law), the ordinary comprehensive verdict in civil actions, “for the plaintiff” or “for the defendant”. Burrill. -- Coloq. General warrant (Law), a warrant, now illegal, to apprehend suspected persons, without naming individuals.

Syn. , , . Common denotes primarily that in which many share; and hence, that which is often met with. General is stronger, denoting that which pertains to a majority of the individuals which compose a genus, or whole. Universal, that which pertains to all without exception. To be able to read and write is so common an attainment in the United States, that we may pronounce it general, though by no means universal.
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General (?), n. [F. général. See ., a.]
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1. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
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In particulars our knowledge begins, and so spreads itself by degrees to generals. Locke.
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2. (Mil.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal.
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☞ In the United States the office of General of the Army has been created by temporary laws, and has been held only by Generals U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, and P. H. Sheridan. Popularly, the title General is given to various general officers, as General, Lieutenant general, Major general, Brigadier general, Commissary general, etc. See , , , in the Vocabulary.
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3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
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4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule.
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5. The public; the people; the vulgar. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. In general , in the main; for the most part.
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Generalia (?), n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. generalis.] Generalities; general terms. J. S. Mill.
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generalise v. same as .
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Generalissimo (?), n. [It., superl. of generale general. See , a.] The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign countries.
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Generality (?), n.; pl. Generalities (#). [L. generalitas: cf. F. généralité. Cf. .]
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1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. Hooker.
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2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.
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Let us descend from generalities to particulars. Landor.
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The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. R. Choate.
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3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.
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Generalizable (?), a. Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule.
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Extreme cases are . . . not generalizable. Coleridge
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Generalization (?), n. [Cf. F. généralisation.]
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1. The act or process of generalizing; the act of bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class; deduction of a general principle from particulars.
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Generalization is only the apprehension of the one in the many. Sir W. Hamilton.
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2. A general inference.
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generalize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Generalizing (?).] [Cf. F. généraliser.] [Also spelled generalise.]
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1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.
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Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air. W. Nicholson.
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2. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule.
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When a fact is generalized, our discontent is quited, and we consider the generality itself as tantamount to an explanation. Sir W. Hamilton.
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3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars. [wns=2]
Syn. -- generalize, extrapolate, infer.
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A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts. Coleridge.
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4. To speak in generalities; to talk in abstract terms. [wns=1]
Syn. -- generalise, speak generally.
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Generalize, v. i. To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
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Generalized (?), a. (Zoöl.) Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.
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Generalizer (�), n. One who takes general or comprehensive views. Tyndall.
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Generally, adv. 1. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently.
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2. In a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively.
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Generally speaking, they live very quietly. Addison.
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3. Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. [Obs.]
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I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee. 2 Sam. xvii. ll.
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Generalness, n. The condition or quality of being general; frequency; commonness. Sir P. Sidney.
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General semantics, n. (1933) a doctrine and philosophical approach to language and its relationship to thought and behavior, developed by Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950), which holds that the capacity to express ideas and thereby improve one's interaction with others and one's environment is enhanced by training in the more critical use of words and other symbols; -- sometimes also called semantics. More information can be found on the web site of the Institute of General Semantics.
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General Semantics is the study of the relations between language, “thought”, and behavior: between how we talk, therefore how we think, therefore how we act. George Doris

Generalship, n. 1. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general.
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Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene. Goldsmith.
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2. Military skill in a general officer or commander.
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3. Fig.: Leadership; management.
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An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a dust. Sterne.
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Generalty (?), n. Generality. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
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Generant (?), a. [L. generans, p. pr. of generare.] Generative; producing; esp. (Geom.), acting as a generant.
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Generant, n. 1. That which generates. Glanvill.
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2. (Geom.) A generatrix.
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Generate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Generating.] [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to generate, fr. genus. See , .]
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1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
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2. To cause to be; to bring into life. Milton.
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3. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause.
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Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must likewise generate milk. Arbuthnot.
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4. (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
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