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German
Pronunciation
Prefix
general-
- general (Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.)
Derived terms
Swedish
Prefix
general-
- head, main (holding the highest position in a hierarchy)
- general- + direktör → generaldirektör
- head, main (most important of its kind)
- general- + repetition (“rehearsal”) → generalrepetition (“dress rehearsal”)
- general (involving all)
- general- + församling (“assembly”) → generalförsamling (“general assembly”)
- general- + strejk (“strike”) → generalstrejk (“general strike”)
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