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general term

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. general term
2. generic name

This noun refers to a general or collective name used to refer to a group of things under one umbrella term. It is used when explaining that one word encompasses several different items or categories.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Conflicts multiply depending on what you collectively call "justice," don't they.

Sentence 2

What's your basis for lumping all of those together as the same category?

Sentence 3

The researcher stated, "We collectively refer to that phenomenon as conformity."

Sentence 4

Exactly what range of people does the term "stakeholders" cover here?

Sentence 5

So what do you call cats and dogs as a group?