general meaning
EN
[ˈdʒɛnɹəl] [ˈdʒɛnəɹəl] 
US FR général 
- NounPLgenerals
- (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality.
- We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars.
- (military) A senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.
- A great strategist or tactician.
- Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.
- (Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.
- (nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral.
- COL (now historical) A general servant; a maid with no specific duties.
- A general anaesthetic; general anaesthesia.
- (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality.
- VerbSGgeneralsPRgenerallingPRgeneralingPT, PPgeneralledPT, PPgeneraled
- To lead (soldiers) as a general.
- To lead (soldiers) as a general.
- AdjectiveCOMmore generalSUPmost general
- Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular.
- (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.
- Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
- Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.
- Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
- Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.
- Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- His barehandedness was not unusual. Unlike position players, pitchers had in general been slow to seek the protection of a glove.
- Before surgery, Patients had undergone an extensive medical evaluation for patients’ general status, comorbidity and corresponding immunocompatibility tests.
- Differences in developmental rates of tadpoles (expressed by Gosner stage, [ 97 ]) and in snout-vent length and body mass of metamorphs and juveniles were also analyzed with general linear models.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals.
- Victims of cyberstalking experience increased psychological distress compared to stalking victims in general.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of general in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adjectives by inflection type
- Irregular adjectives
- Adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers
- Adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers
- Irregular adjectives
- Adjectives by inflection type
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- en generally
- en generals
- en generalissimo
- en generalize
- en generalisation
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "general" is an adjective, more specifically, an adjectives by inflection type. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.