Generic and Settled

Generic

Generic adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Settled and generic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settled" instead an adjective "Generic".

Nearby Words: general, generally, generalised

Settled

Settled adjective - Firmly established over time.

Generic and settled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generic" instead an adjective "Settled".

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / The Green Hornet In the earliest shows Kato was very explicitly Japanese; as US-Japanese relations soured during the late 1930s and early 1940s Kato's nationality changed from Japanese to generic Asian, and was eventually settled on as Filipino.
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