generification

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Generification \Ge*ner`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. genus kind, class +
   -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
   The act or process of generalizing.
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         Out of this the universal is elaborated by
         generification.                          --Sir W.
                                                  Hamilton.
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