Generalities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Generality \Gen`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Generalities}. [L.
     generalitas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralit['e]. Cf. {Generalty}.]
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     1. The state of being general; the quality of including
        species or particulars. --Hooker.
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     2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness,
        practicalness, or application; a general or vague
        statement or phrase.
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              Let us descend from generalities to particulars.
                                                    --Landor.
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              The glittering and sounding generalities of natural
              right which make up the Declaration of Independence.
                                                    --R. Choate.
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     3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the
        generality of a nation, or of mankind.
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