General

Tamil Dictionary definitions for General

General : பொதுவான, சாதாரண

General : சாதாரண,பொதுவான,பொதுவான,பொதுவான,சாதாரண

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.
Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal.
The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule.
The public; the people; the vulgar.