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  2. Specificity (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The former leads predominantly to a specific noun phrase. The latter can be either specific or non-specific. [1] I'm looking for the manager, Ms Lee. [definite, specific] I'm looking for the manager, whoever that may be. [definite, non-specific] There's a certain word that I can never remember. [indefinite, specific] Think of a word, any word.

  3. Generic you - Wikipedia

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    In Russian, the second person is used for some impersonal constructions.Sometimes with the second-person singular pronoun ты, but often in the pronoun-dropped form.An example is the proverb за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь with the literal meaning "if you chase after two hares, you will not catch even one", or figuratively, "a bird ...

  4. Generic and specific intervals - Wikipedia

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    The largest generic interval is one less than the number of scale members. (Johnson 2003, p. 26) A specific interval is the clockwise distance between pitch classes on the chromatic circle (interval class), in other words the number of half steps between notes. The largest specific interval is one less than the number of "chromatic" pitches. In ...

  5. Generalization - Wikipedia

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    The connection of generalization to specialization (or particularization) is reflected in the contrasting words hypernym and hyponym.A hypernym as a generic stands for a class or group of equally ranked items, such as the term tree which stands for equally ranked items such as peach and oak, and the term ship which stands for equally ranked items such as cruiser and steamer.

  6. List of generic and genericized trademarks - Wikipedia

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    [145] [146] Production of Learjet-branded aircraft ended in 2021 due to steadily declining sales versus larger and more comfortable competitors. [147] Legos: Interlocking bricks: The Lego Group "Lego" is commonly used as a mass noun ("some Lego") or, in American English, as a countable noun with plural "Legos", to refer to the bricks themselves ...

  7. Price face-off: Generic vs. brand name products - AOL

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    View the prices of 10 generic vs. brand name products: More on AOL.com: We're lovin' it: McDonald's slogans over the last five decades The top 15 clothing brands millennials love

  8. Hypernymy and hyponymy - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, semantics, general semantics, and ontologies, hyponymy (from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó) 'under' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') shows the relationship between a generic term (hypernym) and a specific instance of it (hyponym). A hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic field is more specific than its hypernym.

  9. Why do people buy generic over brand-name products? It's ...

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    Think grabbing the Lesser Evil bag of popcorn vs. a generic or a fancy local cheese. “Consumers tend to be more cautious and may avoid private label options when it comes to specialized food ...