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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

termine generico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtɛrmine dʒeˈnɛriko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Broad term/brɔːd tɜːm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Questo è un termine generico usato per classificare vari elementi."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A descriptor or heading in a classification system, thesaurus, or information retrieval system that covers a wide category and includes more specific narrower terms.

    "In the database thesaurus, 'Animals' serves as a broad term for 'Mammals'."
  2. 2

    A general word or expression used to encompass a wide range of concepts without focusing on specific details.

    "Sustainability is often treated as a broad term encompassing environmental, economic, and social practices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'brād', meaning wide or extensive, combined with 'term', originating from the Latin 'terminus', meaning a boundary, limit, or expression. Historically evolved in library science and information architecture to denote a descriptor that encompasses more specific subcategories.

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