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gen·er·al-pur·pose

(jĕn′ər-əl-pûr′pəs)
adj.
Designed for or suitable to more than one use; broadly useful: a general-purpose loan.
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general-purpose

adj
having a range of uses or applications; not restricted to one function
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gen′eral-pur′pose



adj.
useful in many ways; not limited in use or function: general-purpose cattle.
[1890–95]
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Adj. 1. [画像:general-purpose - not limited in use or function]general-purpose - not limited in use or function
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
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Translations

general-purpose

[ˌdʒenərəlˈpɜːpəs] ADJ [tool, dictionary] → de uso general
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general-purpose

[ˈdʒɛn/ər/əlˈpɜːpəs] adj → per tutti gli usi
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