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[jen-uh-ral-i-tee] 
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generality
[jen-uh-ral-i-tee]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vague notion |
| Synonyms: | abstract principle, abstraction, generalization, half-truth, law, loose statement, observation, principle, sweeping statement, universality |
| Notes: | a generality is an indefinite, nonspecific statement or observation, one that describes a condition, situation, or set of facts in general; a generalization is a statement or conclusion inferred from a set of descriptions, experiments, or observations |
| Antonyms: | detail, specific, specificity |
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| Main Entry: | bulk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | main part, most |
| Synonyms: | best part, better part, biggest share, body, generality, greater number, greater part, gross, lion's share, major part, majority, mass, nearly all, plurality, predominant part, preponderance, principal part |
| Main Entry: | everybody/everyone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | all involved, all human beings; the whole world |
| Synonyms: | all, all and sundry, anybody, each one, each person, every person, generality, masses, people, populace, the public, the whole, young and old |
| Antonyms: | nobody/noone |
| Main Entry: | everyone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | all |
| Synonyms: | anybody, each one, each person, every one, every person, everybody, everyman, everyone, generality, masses, people, populace, the public, the whole, voters |
| Notes: | everyone is correct if you can substitute the word everybody - as it is a noun that means 'every person'; every one is a pronoun meaning 'each one' |
| Antonyms: | no one, nobody |
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