"genericness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From generic + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|generic|ness}} generic + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} genericness (uncountable)
  1. The state or condition of being generic. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-genericness-en-noun-42dPs9b0
  2. (law) In United States trademark law, the characteristic of a trademark being generic, and therefore unregistrable. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-genericness-en-noun-yFGXIN2E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: genericity
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