general-

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See also: general, General, général, generál, and generał

German

Pronunciation

Prefix

general-

  1. general (Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with general-
Generaldirektor
Generalgouvernement
Generalprobe
Generalschlüssel
Generalsekretär
Generalstreik

Swedish

Prefix

general-

  1. head, main (holding the highest position in a hierarchy)
    ‎general- + ‎direktör → ‎generaldirektör
  2. head, main (most important of its kind)
    ‎general- + ‎repetition (“rehearsal”) → ‎generalrepetition (“dress rehearsal”)
  3. general (involving all)
    ‎general- + ‎församling (“assembly”) → ‎generalförsamling (“general assembly”)
    ‎general- + ‎strejk (“strike”) → ‎generalstrejk (“general strike”)

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with general-
generalagent
generalangrepp
generaldirektör
generalförsamling
generalklausul
generalkonsul
generalkonsulat
generalorder
generalpaus
generalrepetition
generalstrejk

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