IN GENERAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in general mean? 

• IN GENERAL (adverb)
  The adverb IN GENERAL has 1 sense:

1. without distinction of one from others

  Familiarity information: IN GENERAL used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN GENERAL (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without distinction of one from others

Synonyms:

generally; in general; in the main

Context example:

he is interested in snakes in general

 Context examples 

He ventured among them again, however, though his spirits certainly did not seem fit for the mirth of the party in general.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know, they visit no newcomers.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

I can think only of the friends I am leaving: my excellent sister, yourself, and the Bertrams in general.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

“Trot,” said she, “I don't care for strange faces in general, but I rather like that Barkis of yours, do you know!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

In general, because of its larger size and higher gravity, about twenty asteroids strike Earth for every one that strikes the Moon, though large impacts on either body are rare.

(Moon Data Sheds Light on Earth’s Asteroid Impact History, NASA)

In fine, let us consider the limitations of the vampire in general, and of this one in particular.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I wish, said Mrs. Weston, one could know which arrangement our guests in general would like best.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

This fraction is unexpectedly high — among galaxies in general the fraction is less than one in ten.

(Supermassive Black Holes Feed on Cosmic Jellyfish, ESO)

In general, women who have had children have a lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who have never given birth.

(Breast cancer protection from pregnancy starts decades later, National Institutes of Health)

Role of dietary fats in cancer causation or prevention and in general health.

(Nutrition, Fats, NCI Thesaurus)