generality
noun [C usually plural, U] (MOST) /ˌdʒen.əˈræl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ Definition
the generality [S] formal › most: For the generality of young people, university is not an option.Masses and large amounts of things
(Definition of generality noun (MOST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accumulation noun
- an embarrassment of riches idiom
- any number of things idiom
- backlog noun
- battery noun (LARGE NUMBER)
- bucketload noun
- clot noun (PIECE)
- deluge noun
- fund noun
- hump noun (LUMP)
- predominance noun
- preponderance noun
- profusion noun
- pulp noun (WET SUBSTANCE)
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