It came to apply generically to Polish metaphysics of the nineteenth century, much as the term "Idealism" does to German metaphysics.

Chichimeca was the name that the Mexica (Aztecs) generically applied to a wide range of semi-nomadic peoples who inhabited the north of modern-day Mexico, and carried the same sense as the European term "barbarian".

The term mammoth donkey or mammoth jack is both an informal term for a large male donkey and a term sometimes applied generically to some specific large donkey breeds or landraces.

Planning to implement service management focuses mainly on the service management processes, but also applies generically to other ITIL disciplines.

Instead, patent extension legislation drafted by the patent office would apply generically to companies in positions similar to P.& G.'s.

However, it's interesting to note that most references, prior to 1870, generically applied the name "Griffith's Quarry" or "Griffith's Granite Quarry" to the area that included the small, embryonic village, which clearly indicates no name had yet been "officially" assigned to the place.

Chichimeca is the name that the Nahua peoples of Mexico generically applied to a wide range of semi-nomadic peoples who inhabited the north of Mexico and southwestern United States.

Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name "lady's mantle" applied generically as well as specifically to Alchemilla mollis.

Indeed, the term "Johnnies" would come to apply generically to any of the performers under Kitagawa's employ.