Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generic noun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
gener-ic -noun
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender

Questions

What does generic noun mean?
a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender

How to pronounce generic noun

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