Alternative forms

• General, gen., gen, Gen., Gen, genl, gen'l, Genl, Gen'l
• generall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#GENERALCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#GENERAL general, in turn from Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#GENERAL general, generall, Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#GENERAL general, and their source, LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: jĕnʹ(ə)rəl, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/Category:English 3-syllable words#GENERALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL

  • Audio (California):

    (file)

    Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#GENERAL
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/Category:English 3-syllable words#GENERALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• (Indic) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛn(ɖ)rəl/, /ˈdʒɛnərəl/Category:English 2-syllable words#GENERALCategory:English 3-syllable words#GENERALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• Hyphenation: gene‧ral, (chiefly US) gen‧er‧al, (Indic), gen‧e‧ral
• Rhymes: (US) -ɛnəɹəlCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛnəɹəl#GENERALCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛnəɹəl/3 syllables#GENERAL

Adjective

general (comparative more general, superlative most general)Category:English lemmas#GENERALCategory:English adjectives#GENERALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]

   Synonyms: common, universal; see also Thesaurus:generic

   Antonyms: specific, special, particular; see also Thesaurus:specific

   • c. 1495, John Skelton, "Vppon a deedman's hed":

     It is generall / To be mortall: / I haue well espyde / No man may hym hyde / From Deth holow eyed […] .

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 1842, Douglas Jerrold, “Mr Peppersorn ‘At Home’”, in Cakes and Ale:

     "Among us!" was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XLVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 69:

     That each, who seems a separate whole,
     Should move his rounds, and fusing all
     The skirts of self again, should fall
     Remerging in the general Soul,
     Is faith as vague as all unsweet: […]

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, “Stoicism”, in History of Western Philosophy, book 1, part 3:

     Undoubtedly the age of the Antonines was much better than any later age until the Renaissance, from the point of view of the general happiness.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 2006 October 15, Ruth Sutherland, “Invite public to the private equity party”, in The Observer:

     One advantage of having profitable companies in Britain is that they pay large sums in corporate tax into the Exchequer, which in theory at least is used for the general good.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

2. (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
   • 1865, Edward Cust, Lives of the Warriors of the Thirty Years War, page 527:

     For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 2002, James Turner, Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London, page 122:

     He becomes the chief chartered libertine, the whoremaster-general flourishing his "standard" over a female army […] .

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

3. Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]

   Synonyms: typical, usual, common; see also Thesaurus:common

   Antonyms: abnormal, uncommon

   • 1817, Sir Walter Scott, chapter IX, in Rob Roy:

     ‘I can't quite afford you the sympathy you expect upon this score,’ I replied; ‘the misfortune is so general, that it belongs to one half of the species […] .’

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 2008 December 20, John Patterson, “Home movies”, in The Guardian:

     The general opinion on Baz Luhrmann's overstuffed epic Australia seems to be that it throws in everything but the kitchen sink, and then tosses that in too, just to be sure.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

4. Not limited in use or application; applicable across a broad range. [from 14th c.]

   Synonyms: broad, generic; see also Thesaurus:generic

   • 1924 March 17, Time:

     M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 1947 October 20, “Russian Catechism”, in Time:

     Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warriors.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 2009, Douglas P. Zipes, Saturday Evening Post, volume 281, number 1, page 20:

     Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a general term indicating a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) coming from the top chambers of the heart - in essence, above (supra) the lower chamber (ventricular).

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

5. Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
   • 1817, Sir Walter Scott, chapter X, in Rob Roy:

     As she thus spoke, the entrance of the servants with dinner cut off all conversation but that of a general nature.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage, published 2004, page 24:

     There was a moment's pause. The Princess broke in with some casual remark and once more the conversation became general.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 2006 July 16, Kevin Nance, “Ghosts of the White City”, in Chicago Sun-Times:

     The quick answer is that the 1893 Exposition was simply so important — "the greatest event in the history of the country since the Civil War," as Harper's put it that October — but that feels too general.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 2008, Robert P. Maloney, “The Quiet Carpenter”, in America, volume 199, number 19, page 18:

     Given the scarcity of relevant historical detail in the New Testament, we are left with only a general outline about Joseph.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

6. Not of a specific class; miscellaneous. [from 16th c.]

   general goodsCategory:English terms with usage examples#GENERAL

   • 2007, Alan Cheuse, “A Little Death”, in Southern Review, volume 43, number 3, page 692:

     His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer […] .

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

Noun

general (countable and uncountable, plural generals)Category:English lemmas#GENERALCategory:English nouns#GENERALCategory:English uncountable nouns#GENERALCategory:English countable nouns#GENERALCategory:English countable nouns#GENERALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

2. (militaryCategory:en:Military ranks#GENERAL) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]
4. A great strategist or tactician. [from 16th c.]

   Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.

   Category:English terms with usage examples#GENERAL

5. (now rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#GENERAL) A general fact or proposition; a generality. [from 16th c.]

   We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars.Category:English terms with usage examples#GENERAL

6. (ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#GENERAL) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits. [from 16th c.]
7. (nauticalCategory:en:Nautical#GENERAL) A commander of naval forces; an admiral. [16th–18th c.]
8. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#GENERAL, now historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#GENERAL) A general servant; a maid-of-all-work. [from 19th c.]
   • 1899, E. Nesbit, The Story of the Treasure Seekers:

     Then the servants left and there was only one, a General. A great deal of your comfort and happiness depends on having a good General.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

   • 1918 March, Rebecca West [pseudonym; Cicily Isabel Fairfield], chapter I, in The Return of the Soldier, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., published 1918, →OCLC, page 18:

     My general is sister to your second housemaid.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

9. (countableCategory:English countable nouns#GENERAL) A general anesthetic.
10. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#GENERAL) General anesthesia.
11. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#GENERAL, insuranceCategory:en:Insurance#GENERAL) The general insurance industry.

    I work in general.Category:English terms with usage examples#GENERAL

12. (xiangqiCategory:en:Xiangqi#GENERAL) A xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.

See also

• hetman

Xiangqi pieces in English (see also: xiangqi) (layout · text)
general	advisor	elephant	horse	chariot	cannon	soldier

Category:en:Chess

Verb

general (third-person singular simple present generals, present participle (US) generaling or (UK) generalling, simple past and past participle (US) generaled or (UK) generalled)Category:English lemmas#GENERALCategory:English verbs#GENERALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. To lead (soldiers) as a general.
   • 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 38:

     Generalled by Mrs. Hauksbee, who, again, had all Mrs. Mallowe's wisdom at her disposal, proud of himself and, in the end, believing in himself because he was believed in, Otis Yeere stood ready for any fortune that might befall, certain that it would be good.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GENERAL

Adverb

general (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#GENERALCategory:English adverbs#GENERALCategory:English uncomparable adverbs#GENERALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#GENERAL) In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.

Anagrams

• enlarge, gleaner, reangle

Alternative forms

• yaranal (archaic)

Etymology

Ultimately from LatinCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟeneˈrɑɫ]Category:Azerbaijani terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ral

Noun

general (definite accusative generalı, plural generallar)Category:Azerbaijani lemmas#GENERALCategory:Azerbaijani nouns#GENERALCategory:Azerbaijani entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. generalCategory:az:Military ranks#GENERAL

Further reading

• “general” in Obastan.com.

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#GENERALCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒə.nəˈɾal]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒe.neˈɾal]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL

• Audio (Barcelona):

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  Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#GENERAL

Adjective

general m or f (masculine and feminine plural generals)Category:Catalan lemmas#GENERALCategory:Catalan adjectives#GENERALCategory:Catalan epicene adjectives#GENERALCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general

Noun

general m (plural generals, feminine generala, feminine plural generales)Category:Catalan lemmas#GENERALCategory:Catalan nouns#GENERALCategory:Catalan countable nouns#GENERALCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:ca:Military ranks#GENERAL) general

Further reading

• “general”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “general”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “general” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “general” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Noun

general c (singular definite generalen, plural indefinite generaler)Category:Danish lemmas#GENERALCategory:Danish nouns#GENERALCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general

Adjective

general mCategory:Ladin lemmas#GENERALCategory:Ladin adjectives#GENERALCategory:Ladin entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL (feminine singular generala, masculine plural generai, feminine plural generales)

1. general

Alternative forms

• generall, generale

Etymology

From a mixture of Anglo-NormanCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman#GENERALCategory:Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#GENERAL general, Middle FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Middle French#GENERALCategory:Middle English terms derived from Middle French#GENERAL general, and LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈral/, /ˈd͡ʒɛnəral/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL

Adjective

generalCategory:Middle English lemmas#GENERALCategory:Middle English adjectives#GENERALCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. universal, complete
2. comprehensive, wide-ranging
3. general, widely useable or applicable
4. common, widely present

Noun

generalCategory:Middle English lemmas#GENERALCategory:Middle English nouns#GENERALCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL (plural generals)

1. genus, class, group

Noun

general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generaler, definite plural generalene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#GENERALCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#GENERALCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:nb:Military ranks#GENERAL) a general

Noun

general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generalar, definite plural generalane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#GENERALCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#GENERALCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:nn:Military ranks#GENERAL) a general

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Latin#GENERALCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Noun

general oblique singular, m (oblique plural generaus or generax or generals, nominative singular generaus or generax or generals, nominative plural general)Category:Old French lemmas#GENERALCategory:Old French nouns#GENERALCategory:Old French masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Old French masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:fro:Military ranks#GENERAL) general

Adjective

general m (oblique and nominative feminine singular generale)Category:Old French lemmas#GENERALCategory:Old French adjectives#GENERALCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general (not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category)

Alternative forms

• Gal., gal. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#GENERALCategory:Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin#GENERALCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis. Doublet of geralCategory:Portuguese doublets#GENERAL.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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  Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#GENERAL
• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -awCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/al#GENERALCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/al/3 syllables#GENERALCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/aw#GENERALCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/3 syllables#GENERAL
• Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ral

Adjective

general m or f (plural generais)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GENERALCategory:Portuguese adjectives#GENERALCategory:Portuguese epicene adjectives#GENERALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:pt:Military ranks#GENERAL) general (said of the subcategory of armed forces officer with a rank above that of senior officer)
2. (militaryCategory:pt:Military ranks#GENERAL) general (said of the military with this subcategory)
3. (obsoleteCategory:Portuguese terms with obsolete senses#GENERAL) general (including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole)

Noun

general m (plural generais)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GENERALCategory:Portuguese nouns#GENERALCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GENERALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:pt:Military ranks#GENERAL) general (highest rank in the category of Army and Air Force officers, whose insignia consists of four stars)
2. (figuratively) chief, leader

Noun

general m or f by sense (plural generais)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GENERALCategory:Portuguese nouns#GENERALCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GENERALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense#GENERALCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#GENERALCategory:Portuguese nouns with multiple genders#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:pt:Military ranks#GENERAL) general (officer holding that post)
2. (militaryCategory:pt:Military ranks#GENERAL) general (designation common to military personnel holding the ranks of general, lieutenant general and major general)

Further reading

• “general”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “general”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “general”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#GENERALCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#GENERAL général, from LatinCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈral/Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL

Noun

general m (plural generali)Category:Romanian lemmas#GENERALCategory:Romanian nouns#GENERALCategory:Romanian countable nouns#GENERALCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general

Adjective

general m or n (feminine singular generală, masculine plural generali, feminine/neuter plural generale)Category:Romanian lemmas#GENERALCategory:Romanian adjectives#GENERALCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general

Etymology

Borrowed from GermanCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from German#GENERALCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from German#GENERAL General, from LatinCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeněraːl/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ral

Noun

genèrāl m anim (Cyrillic spelling генѐра̄л)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#GENERALCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#GENERALCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine animate nouns#GENERALCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Serbo-Croatian animate nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:sh:Military ranks#GENERAL) general

Etymology

From GermanCategory:Slovene terms borrowed from German#GENERALCategory:Slovene terms derived from German#GENERAL General, from LatinCategory:Slovene terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛnɛráːl/Category:Slovene 3-syllable words#GENERALCategory:Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL

Noun

generȃl m anim (female equivalent generȃlica or generȃlka)Category:Slovene lemmas#GENERALCategory:Slovene nouns#GENERALCategory:Slovene masculine animate nouns#GENERALCategory:Slovene entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Slovene masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Slovene animate nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:sl:Military ranks#GENERAL) general

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Category:Requests for tone in Slovene entries

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	generál
gen. sing.	generála
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	generál	generála	generáli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	generála	generálov	generálov
dative (dajȃlnik)	generálu	generáloma	generálom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	generála	generála	generále
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	generálu	generálih	generálih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	generálom	generáloma	generáli

Category:Slovene masculine hard o-stem nouns#GENERAL

Further reading

• “general”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeneˈɾal/ [xe.neˈɾal]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#GENERALCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• Rhymes: -alCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al#GENERALCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al/3 syllables#GENERAL
• Syllabification: ge‧ne‧ral

Adjective

general m or f (masculine and feminine plural generales)Category:Spanish lemmas#GENERALCategory:Spanish adjectives#GENERALCategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#GENERALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general, overall
   • 2025 June 28, Sean Lyngaas, “El cártel de Sinaloa rastreó con un hacker a un funcionario del FBI y mató a posibles informantes, según Gobierno de EE.UU.”, in CNN en Español‎:

     Un cártel de droga mexicano contrató a un hacker para vigilar los movimientos de un alto funcionario del FBI en Ciudad de México en 2018 o incluso antes, recopilando información del sistema de cámaras de la ciudad que permitió al cártel matar a posibles informantes del FBI, según dijo en un nuevo informe el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     Category:Spanish terms with quotations#GENERALCategory:Requests for translations of Spanish quotations#GENERAL

Noun

general m (plural generales, feminine general or generala, feminine plural generales or generalas)Category:Spanish lemmas#GENERALCategory:Spanish nouns#GENERALCategory:Spanish countable nouns#GENERALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (militaryCategory:es:Military ranks#GENERAL) general

Noun

general f (plural generales)Category:Spanish lemmas#GENERALCategory:Spanish nouns#GENERALCategory:Spanish countable nouns#GENERALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. (informalCategory:Spanish informal terms#GENERAL, in the plural) general elections
   • 2003 July 12, fernando, “CON ZAPATERO PERDEMOS LAS GENERALES [WITH ZAPATERO WE LOSE THE GENERAL ELECTIONS]”, in soc.culture.spain‎ (Usenet):

Further reading

• “general”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Etymology

From GermanCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from German#GENERALCategory:Swedish terms derived from German#GENERAL General, from Old FrenchCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old French#GENERAL general, from LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn(ɛ)ˈrɑːl/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL

• Audio:

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  Category:Swedish terms with audio pronunciation#GENERAL

Noun

general cCategory:Swedish lemmas#GENERALCategory:Swedish nouns#GENERALCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. a general; a military title^[1]
2. an Air Chief Marshal^[1]

References

Etymology

InternationalismCategory:Turkish internationalisms#GENERAL. Ultimately from LatinCategory:Turkish terms derived from Latin#GENERAL generalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟe.neˈɾal/Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#GENERAL
• Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ral

Noun

general (definite accusative generali, plural generaller)Category:Turkish lemmas#GENERALCategory:Turkish nouns#GENERALCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#GENERALCategory:Pages with entries#GENERALCategory:Pages with 16 entries#GENERAL

1. general