What does the word general mean?
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[ Latin] Of, pertaining to, or characterizing a class or set; diffused among many individuals or over many or all parts of a complex whole; not local, partial, or restricted; especially, affecting or applied to the whole body, as G. diseases, G. anaemia, G. anaesthesia, G. anaesthetic, G. electrization( including G. galvanization and G. faradization). G. anatomy, see Anatomy. G. paralysis, G. paresis, a variety of insanity, due to degeneration and atrophy of the nerve-fibres and neurons of the brain; marked by progressive dementia, which is characterized usually by delusions of grandeur, in which the patient exaggerates enormously his own rank, position, ability, or possessions, and which is accompanied earlier or later by progressive paresis, involving ultimately all the voluntary muscles. It is a common affection, popularly known as softening of the brain, and is almost invariably fatal in from a few months to five or six years.
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Usage examples for general
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" That will do," said the general, at last. – Ahead of the Army by W. O. Stoddard
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This was the more marked as there had never been any very great division at The Woodlands between Upper and Lower School, the whole of the little community sharing in most of the general interests. – For the Sake of the School by Angela Brazil
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Am I not your general? – Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9) History Of A Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
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