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[doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types (GH-29388) 

Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa <lukasz@langa.pl>
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:func:`functools.singledispatch` decorator, and :pep:`443`.
generic type
A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a container like
:class:`list`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a
:ref:`container class<sequence-types>` such as :class:`list` or
:class:`dict`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
:term:`annotations <annotation>`.
See :pep:`483` for more details, and :mod:`typing` or
:ref:`generic alias type <types-genericalias>` for its uses.
For more details, see :ref:`generic alias types<types-genericalias>`,
:pep:`483`, :pep:`484`, :pep:`585`, and the :mod:`typing` module.
GIL
See :term:`global interpreter lock`.