generality, general i tie

[Fr. gén éralité, from Lat. general it as, from general is -general; Sp. general i dad; Ital. general ità.] *1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. 2. A general statement; a statement which is not specific, but applies to a whole cla taken collectively; a statement which is not confined to any one particular case. 3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; the majority. *4. Pl .: General affairs; the interests of the general public. *5. A district governed by a general. gen-er-al-iz-a-ble, a . [English genera liz ( e ); -able.] That may or can be generalized or reduced under a general rule, or referred to a particular cla or genus.