general-purpose

gen·er·al-pur·pose

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jen-er-uh l pur-puh s]
- /ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈpɜr pəs/
- /ˈdʒenrəl ˈpɜːpəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jen-er-uh l pur-puh s]
- /ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈpɜr pəs/

Definitions of general-purpose word

adjective general-purpose useful in many ways; not limited in use or function: a good general-purpose dictionary. 1
adjective general-purpose having a range of uses or applications; not restricted to one function 0
adjective general-purpose having a variety of uses; suitable for general use 0

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Origin of general-purpose

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for General-purpose

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of General-purpose

general-purpose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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