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general sarmiento
nounLow
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl sɑːˈmjen.təʊ/A proper noun referring to a specific person (Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, 19th-century Argentine president and writer) or places/institutions named after him.
general semantics
nounLow (specialized academic/philosophical term)
/ˌdʒen(ə)rəl sɪˈmæntɪks/A field of study and philosophical system developed by Alfred Korzybski that examines the relationship between language, thought, and reality, emphasizing how linguistic structures shape human perception and behavior.
general services administration
nounC1/C2
/ˌdʒenrəl ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ədmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/A U.S. federal government agency responsible for managing federal buildings and property, procuring goods and services for government use, and developing government-wide policy.
general sessions
nounC1
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈsɛʃ(ə)nz/Plenary meetings or assemblies of an entire group, organization, or conference where all participants come together for shared presentations, discussions, or announcements.
general sherman tree
nounRare
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl ˈʃɜː.mən triː/A specific giant sequoia tree located in Sequoia National Park, California, widely recognized as the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth by volume.
general solution
nounC1-C2 (Technical)
/ˈdʒen.rəl səˈluː.ʃən/A complete answer or formula that includes all possible specific solutions or cases to a problem, particularly in mathematics.
general staff
nounC2
/ˌdʒenrəl ˈstɑːf/A group of senior military officers responsible for planning, intelligence, logistics, and command support, typically advising a commanding general.
general store
nounB2
/ˌdʒenrəl ˈstɔː(r)/A shop, often in a rural or small-town location, that sells a wide variety of goods (e.g., groceries, hardware, clothing, household items) without specializing in any single category.
general strike
nounC1-C2
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl ˈstraɪk/A coordinated work stoppage by a significant portion of the labour force across multiple industries, designed to achieve broad economic or political goals.
general synod
nounC2
/ˈdʒenrəl ˈsɪnəd/The highest governing body, assembly, or council of a church, typically in Protestant traditions (especially Anglican/Episcopal), responsible for major legislative and doctrinal decisions.
general theory of relativity
nounC2
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl ˌθɪə.ri əv ˌrel.əˈtɪv.ə.ti/Einstein's theory describing gravity as a curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy.
general will
nounLow (specialist term)
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl ˈwɪl/A political and philosophical concept referring to the collective will or common interest of a people as a whole, distinct from the sum of individual wills.
general-obligation bond
nounC2
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən bɒnd/A municipal bond backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing government entity, meaning repayment is secured by the government's general taxing power, not just revenue from a specific project.
generalcy
nounVery Low / Rare
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlsi/The office, term, or authority of a general; the status or position of a general.
generalissimo
nounC2
/ˌdʒen(ə)rəˈlɪsɪməʊ/The supreme commander of combined military forces, especially in some nations.
generalist
nounC1
/ˈdʒen(ə)rəlɪst/A person competent in many different fields or activities, as opposed to a specialist.
generality
nounC1
/ˌdʒenəˈræləti/A broad statement that is true for most cases but lacks specific details.
generalization
nounMedium-High
/ˌdʒen.ər.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/A broad statement or principle that applies to many cases, often derived from specific observations or facts.
generalize
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˈdʒenrəlaɪz/To make a broad statement or draw a general conclusion from specific cases.
generalized coordinate
nounLow
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlaɪzd kəʊˈɔːdɪnət/A set of independent parameters that completely define the configuration of a dynamical system in physics and engineering mechanics, often used to simplify the mathematical description of complex motion.

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