GENERALIZA'TION
\d͡ʒˌɛnəɹˌalɪzˈaʃən], \dʒˌɛnəɹˌalɪzˈaʃən], \dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˌa_l_ɪ_z_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The process of rendering, or becoming, or the state of being general or diffused; the spread of a local morbid process through the system or over the general surface.
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The deduction or promulgation of broad principles from the observation of concrete phenomena. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.