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  1. in general: Merriam-Webster
  2. in general: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. in general: Collins English Dictionary
  4. in general: Vocabulary.com
  5. in general: Wordnik
  6. in general: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. in general: Wiktionary
  8. In general, in general: Dictionary.com
  9. in general: Rhymezone
  10. in general: FreeDictionary.org
  11. in general: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. in general: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. in general: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. in general: Legal dictionary

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  1. in general: Idioms

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▸ adverb:  In the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects.
▸ adverb:  As a rule; usually.

Similar:
generally, general, as a whole, at large, in the main, overall, as a rule, generally speaking, otherwise, all-around, more...

Opposite:
specifically, particularly, precisely, explicitly, narrowly

Phrases:
cache in general, Geodesics in general relativity, Instruments used in general surgery, Exact solutions in general relativity, Course in General Linguistics, more...

Adjectives:
inclusive, overall, regular, stated, all-encompassing, exhaustive, consistent, all-inclusive, all, every other, one-stop

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Similar:
generally, general, as a whole, at large, in the main, overall, as a rule, generally speaking, otherwise, all-around, more...

Opposite:
specifically, particularly, precisely, explicitly, narrowly

Phrases:
cache in general, Geodesics in general relativity, Instruments used in general surgery, Exact solutions in general relativity, Course in General Linguistics, Two-body problem in general relativity, more...

Adjectives:
inclusive, overall, regular, stated, all-encompassing, exhaustive, consistent, all-inclusive, all, every other, one-stop



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