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“generality” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

generality
commune: communitas (of the general or universality of a notion; ☞ Cic., Top., 6, 29; opposed to specific distinction or definition). The generality (= most of), plurimi: pars major (the greater part of a whole): plerique (very many, without respect to a whole).

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What is the Latin word for generality?
The usual Latin words for “generality” are commūnis, commūnitās, plūrimus; also plērumque. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.