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The phrase "a general term for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when defining or categorizing something in a broad sense, indicating that the term encompasses a variety of specific instances or examples.
Example: "The word 'mammal' is a general term for a class of animals that includes humans, dogs, and whales."
Alternatives: "a broad term for" or "an umbrella term for".
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However, in Belgium, praline is used as a general term for chocolates.
Coronary heart disease is a general term for a number of syndromes.
A general term for over 200 different viruses, why is the common cold so 'incurable'incurable
The word mackintosh has become a general term for any raincoat.
This is a general term for the sprawling tangles of protein molecules that sometimes build up inside the body.
Asbestos is a general term for several types of minerals that occur naturally in clumps of strong flexible fibers, like microscopic brush bristles.
Dehaene had been invited to see him because his impairments included severe acalculia, a general term for any one of several deficits in number processing.
The article also misstated a general term for Palm's best-known products, of which more than 5.5 million have been sold.
But macaroni — the word used then as a general term for any kind of pasta — was the product that Jefferson studied, and liked, the most.
Asbestos is a general term for a material made of microscopic fibres that was widely used for insulation in the past.
Performance art arose in the early 1970s as a general term for a multitude of activities including Happenings, body art, actions, events, and guerrilla theatre.
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