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generality
noun
1 the debate has moved from generalities to specifics:
generalization, general statement, general principle, general truth, non-specific statement, loose/vague statement, indefinite statement, sweeping statement, abstraction, extrapolation.
antonyms specific.
2 there were exceptions to the generality of this principle:
universality, comprehensiveness, all-inclusiveness, extensiveness, broadness, catholicity.
3 the generality of people are kind:
majority, larger part/number, greater part/number, best/better part, main part;
bulk, mass, weight, (main) body, preponderance, predominance, lion's share;
most, almost all, more than half.
antonyms minority.
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