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generality

noun
/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/UK/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/CA/ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/

Etymology

From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity.

  1. derived from generālitās
  2. derived from generalité
  3. inherited from generalite

Definitions

  1. The quality of being general.

  2. The population in general.

  3. A generalization.

    • He was very vague, speaking only in generalities.

The neighborhood

Derived

glittering generality, glowing generality, overgenerality, without loss of generality

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at generality. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at generality. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at generality

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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