Gen·er·al·i·ty n.; pl. Generalities
1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.
2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.
Let us descend from generalities to particulars. --Landor.
The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. --R. Choate.
3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.
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