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Generality \Gen`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Generalities}. [L.
generalitas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralit['e]. Cf. {Generalty}.]
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1. The state of being general; the quality of including
species or particulars. --Hooker.
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2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness,
practicalness, or application; a general or vague
statement or phrase.
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Let us descend from generalities to particulars.
--Landor.
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The glittering and sounding generalities of natural
right which make up the Declaration of Independence.
--R. Choate.
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3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the
generality of a nation, or of mankind.
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