Gen`er*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Generalities (#). [L. generalitas:
cf. F. g'en'eralit'e. Cf. Generalty.] The state of being
general; the quality of including species or particulars. That
which is general; that which lacks specificalness,
practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or
phrase. Let us descend from generalities to particulars. The
glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make
up the Declaration of Independence. The main body; the bulk; the
greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind. ©
Webster 1913.