yleisnimi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- common noun noun A noun that names a general class of person, place, thing or idea rather than a particular one, and which is not capitalised unless it begins a sentence.
Senses
yleisnimi is used for these senses in English:
- common noun A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.
- generic name (pharmacology, pharmacy) A nonproprietary name given to a drug that is used to identify it irrespective of trademark.