## Meanings
1. Relating to the main parts of something rather than the details.
2. Affecting or involving all or most people or things.
3. Not limited to one subject or area; broad.
4. A very high-ranking officer in the army.

## Examples
- She gave us a general idea of the plan without going into specifics.
- There was general agreement that the meeting had been a success.
- He studied general science before choosing to focus on physics.
- The general gave the order for the troops to advance.

## Related Forms
- hetman

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵenh₁-
- Root: general
- Root: generālis

## Etymology
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.

## AI Etymology
General comes from Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic. In current use, the main senses are “Relating to the main parts of something rather than the details” and “Affecting or involving all or most people or things”.

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