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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a generic kind" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a type or category that is not specific or unique, often in discussions about classifications or generalizations.
Example: "In the study of animal behavior, researchers often refer to a generic kind of social interaction that can be observed across various species."
Alternatives: "a general type" or "a typical kind".
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The available images show a generic kind of detail – glass balustrades, conventional display cases – that would make it resemble a well-mannered shopping mall.
This leaves the possibility of interaction via the weak force, and a generic kind of particle which called a WIMP – "Weakly Interacting Massive Particle" – is a good candidate for dark matter.
Without spoiling the specifics, the scene becomes a mere genre piece, a seeming advertising symbol for a generic kind of outlaw freedom on the open road that both breaks the texture and substance of the film and, more important, highlights the fundamental misconception on which the film depends.
If so, his point may be that a generic kind, such as animal, is ontologically dependent on its species, and hence on the substantial forms that are the essences of those species.
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Andy Gill of The Independent commented that "She's Electric" is laddism of a tiresomely generic kind [whilst] "Roll With It" is drab and chummy".
Stylistically, Ms. Hubard is doing nothing new; this is straightforward painterly painting of an almost generic kind.
Last, but not the least, similar to the generic individual classifier 個 ge, the generic kind classifier 種 zhong selects a under-specified type that can be identified in context.
If you're on a budget, you can get more of the generic kind for the same amount of money.
He falls back to something generic ("Kind of like when you're in a loud bar and you didn't hear what someone said but you want the conversation to keep going, so you just smile and nod," as they put it) — but on ToyTalk's backend, that missed answer is noted.
The white wine — only one generic kind — is served in metal pitchers.
Ginsberg also convinced convenience stores to buy branded ice cream instead of the generic kind Manny sold.
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