adj 1  :  not protected by trademark registration  :  NONPROPRIETARY <nylon and aspirin are names>  - used esp. in trademark law  2  :  relating to or having the rank of a biological genus ge*ner*i*cal*ly adv 
, n :  a generic drug - usu. used in pl. .
 
 
 
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