Difference between Julian and General

What is the difference between Julian and General?

Julian as an adjective is of, or relating to julius caesar while General as an adjective is including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or .

Julian

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of, or relating to Julius Caesar

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Apostate. derived, via Julianus from Julius derived from Juliana. It was popular in medieval England but today mostly appears in the form Gillian.

General

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or .Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Commander of an army.A rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal.a commissioned rank in the British Army and Royal Marines, above lieutenant general and below field marshal.a commissioned general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force superior to a lieutenant general. A general is equal in rank or grade to a four star admiral. In the US Army, a general is junior to a general of the army. In the US Marine Corps, a general is the highest rank of commissioned officer. In the US Air Force, a general is junior to a general of the air force.Short for general anaesthetic or general anaesthetia.

Example sentence: Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

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