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The phrase "are generally defined as" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining or clarifying the meaning of a term or concept in a general sense.
Example: "In academic literature, theories are generally defined as systematic explanations of phenomena based on observation and reasoning."
Alternatives: "are typically described as" or "are commonly understood as".
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(Baby boomers are generally defined as people born in 1946 through 1964).
Sports drinks are generally defined as sweetened drinks with electrolytes; enhanced waters have vitamins instead.
Since then, however, 11 additional states, including New York, have adopted laws prohibiting execution of the retarded, who are generally defined as people with I.Q.'s below 70.
Trees are generally defined as woody plants more than 6 m tall, having a dominant stem, or trunk, and a definite crown shape.
Several Asian markets are approaching bear markets, which are generally defined as a 20 percent drop in share prices from their near-term peak.
Natural foods are generally defined as minimally processed without artificial additives, while organic foods are certified by the Agriculture Department as produced in an environmentally sustainable way without chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, genetically modified organisms or radiation.
Under the law, dietary supplements are generally defined as products that contain or are derived from natural foodstuffs like minerals or herbs and do not claim to prevent, mitigate or cure specific illnesses.
Green buildings are generally defined as those that use energy more efficiently than those with conventional designs and that provide workers with well-lighted spaces furnished with an abundance of clean air.
Durable goods are generally defined as those whose expected lifetime is greater than three years, and spending on durable goods is much more volatile than spending in the other two categories.
A life of commitment to causes that are generally defined as worthy — like feeding and clothing the poor or ministering to the ill — but that do not move the person participating in them will lack meaningfulness in this sense.
Probabilities are generally defined as measures in a measure space.
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