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generality

noun as in vague notion

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The public should know how particular surveillance programs work, at least at a high level of generality.

In the eighth line we have “bells” seven times repeated in all—bells being taken in their utmost generality, viz., musical action.

THE generality of naturalists are of opinion that the perfume called civet, or musk, is furnished only by one species of animals.

The tale-tellers and the gossips—for they exist here as in the generality of sacred places—are distributed in various directions.

The seats are disposed in six parallel ranges, and the generality are quite good enough for anybody.

He thrives very well, like the generality of parsons, and will be a long liver if careful.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to generality, such as: generalization, abstraction, half-truth, law, observation, and principle.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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