| Meaning | The quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability. |
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| Attributes | general | applying to all or most members of a category / category or group |
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| specific | (sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique |
| Narrower | commonality, commonness | Sharing of common attributes |
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| pervasiveness | The quality of filling or spreading throughout |
| prevalence | The quality of prevailing generally |
| totality | The quality of being complete and indiscriminate |
| universality, catholicity | The quality of being universal |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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| Opposite | particularity, specialness | The quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance |
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| Spanish | generalidad |
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| Catalan | generalitat |
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| Adjectives | general | applying to all or most members of a category / category or group |
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| general | affecting the entire body |
| general | not specialized or limited to one class of things |
