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The phrase "a general name" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a term that encompasses a broad category or classification rather than a specific instance.
Example: "In biology, 'mammal' is a general name that includes various species such as dogs, cats, and humans."
Alternatives: "a broad term" or "a common designation".
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SiAlONs is a general name for a large family of ceramic alloys based on silicon nitride.
This new grouping is then given a general name (as in first learning the meaning of the word triangle).
For several decades it was referred to as cambric appliqué or Limerick cut cambric, and Carrickmacross as a general name for the style was not used until 1870.
Jujitsu was a general name for many systems of fighting involving techniques of hitting, kicking, kneeing, throwing, choking, immobilizing holds, and use of certain weapons.
In the current work, we suggest the term "nemertides" as a general name for nemertean peptides, given the limited knowledge of their function, distribution and diversity.
In some contexts, the term ligand field theory is used as a general name for the whole gradation of theories from the crystal field theory to the molecular orbital theory.
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So began the "New Order" of Indonesia's second president: a general named Suharto.
According to tradition, Eustace was a general named Placidas (Placidus) under the Roman emperor Trajan.
According to Suetonius, a general named Vitellius financed a campaign with a single pearl from his mother's earring.
But it was Park's successor, a general named Chun Doo Hwan, who really pushed corruption to new heights.
The Confederate attack on Owsley County, and Gilbert's home, in the spring of 1863 came as part of an inauspicious foray by a general named Humphrey Marshall.
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