Generification

Generification
Generification Ge*ner`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [L. genus kind, class + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] The act or process of generalizing. [1913 Webster]

Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Generification — (v. lat.), 1) die Bildung von Gattungsbegriffen; 2) das Zurückführen der Arten auf Gattungen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • generification — …   Useful english dictionary

  • generically — adverb The act or process of generalizing. ,Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification Sir W. Hamilton …   Wiktionary

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