[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

generality \gen`eral"ity\, n.; pl. generalities. l.
   generalitas: cf. f. g'en'eralit'e. cf. generalty.
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   1. the state of being general; the quality of including
      species or particulars. --hooker.
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   2. that which is general; that which lacks specificalness,
      practicalness, or application; a general or vague
      statement or phrase.
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            let us descend from generalities to particulars.
                                                  --landor.
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            the glittering and sounding generalities of natural
            right which make up the declaration of independence.
                                                  --r. choate.
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   3. the main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the
      generality of a nation, or of mankind.
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see also:
generalities generalty 

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