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merriam webster
in general terms
En términos generales
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general adjective

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Example sentences of
general adjective

  • •They have issued a general warning.
  • •The general consensus is that we should go ahead.
  • •The witness was able to provide a very general description of the thief.
  • •She began her talk with some general observations about the state of the industry.
  • •The book provides a good general introduction to the subject.
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  • •My concerns are all general—nothing specific.
  • •The details of the new plan are different, but it's based on the same general concept.
  • •My general impression was that things were going well.
  • •They were found in the same general area.
  • •I'm going in the general direction of the store.
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Synonyms of
general adjective

universal, generic, global, prevailing, prevalent, rife, current, popular, accepted, predominant, indiscriminate, wholesale, sweeping, broad, blanket

term noun

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término, plazo, período; término (en matemáticas); vocablo

Example sentences of
term noun

  • •“I had the feeling that I had been there before.” “The term for that is ‘déjà vu.’”
  • •That's an outdated term that no one uses anymore.
  • •He spoke about them in glowing terms.
  • •The law had been understood in broad terms.
  • •The governor will run for a second term.
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  • •He is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Senate.
  • •He was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state penitentiary.
  • •The term of the contract is 60 months.
  • •His grades have improved since last term.
  • •English 122 is not offered this term.
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Synonyms of
term noun

period, epoch, era, age, stage, word