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GENERAL-PURPOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does general-purpose mean?
• GENERAL-PURPOSE (adjective)
The adjective GENERAL-PURPOSE has 1 sense:
1. not limited in use or function
Familiarity information: GENERAL-PURPOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not limited in use or function
Synonyms:
all-purpose; general-purpose
Similar:
general (applying to all or most members of a category or group)
Context examples
A general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages.
(Extensible Markup Language, NCI Thesaurus)
A colorless poisonous gas synthesized by the oxidation of methanol and used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, histologic fixative, and general-purpose chemical reagent for laboratory applications.
(Formaldehyde, NCI Thesaurus)
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