wine vs generic

wine and generic both are nouns.

wine is not an adjective while generic is an adjective.

wine is a verb but generic is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wine	Yes	No	Yes	No
generic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, generic is a hyponym of wine; that is, generic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wine:

wine: fermented juice (of grapes especially)
generic: wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)

Other hyponyms of wine include vintage, red wine, white wine, blush wine, pink wine, rose, rose wine, altar wine, sacramental wine, sparkling wine, Burgundy, Burgundy wine, Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine, California wine, Cotes de Provence, dessert wine, Dubonnet, jug wine, macon, maconnais, plonk, retsina, Rhone wine, table wine, Tokay, vermouth, generic wine, varietal, varietal wine, fortified wine, mulled wine.

wine (noun)	generic (noun)
a red as dark as red wine	any product that can be sold without a brand name
fermented juice (of grapes especially)	wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)

wine (noun)

generic (noun)

a red as dark as red wine

any product that can be sold without a brand name

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)

wine (adjective)	generic (adjective)
	relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
	applicable to an entire class or group
	(of drugs) not protected by trademark

wine (verb)	generic (verb)
drink wine
treat to wine

wine vs generic

wine and generic both are nouns.

wine is not an adjective while generic is an adjective.

wine is a verb but generic is not a verb.

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