semigeneric

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adjective

Made in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name.

“New York Chablis, Napa Valley Burgundy, and California Champagne are semigeneric wines.”

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Meanings

adjectivesemigeneric (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparableMade in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name.

    New York Chablis, Napa Valley Burgundy, and California Champagne are semigeneric wines.

nounsemigeneric (plural semigenerics)

plural semigenerics

  1. USAny wine of this kind.

Origin

From semi- + generic.

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APA

semigeneric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semigeneric

MLA

“semigeneric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semigeneric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semigeneric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semigeneric.

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