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• Generification — Ge*ner i*fi*ca tion, n. [L. genus kind, class + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] The act or process of generalizing. [1913 Webster] Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Generification — (v. lat.), 1) die Bildung von Gattungsbegriffen; 2) das Zurückführen der Arten auf Gattungen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• generically — adverb The act or process of generalizing. ,Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification Sir W. Hamilton …   Wiktionary