Document cl-generic.el

* doc/lispref/functions.texi (Generic Functions): New section.
(Bug#22336)
(Functions): Update the chapter menu.
* doc/lispref/elisp.texi: Update the master menu.

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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 4e47c5882f9..03e6148ed8e 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ If you need your objects to be named, do it by inheriting from `eieio-named'.
 +++
 *** The <initarg> variables are declared obsolete.
 *** defgeneric and defmethod are declared obsolete.
+Use the equivalent facilities from cl-generic.el instead.
 +++
 *** `constructor' is now an obsolete alias for `make-instance'.
 
@@ -1177,7 +1178,10 @@ command is called from Emacs (i.e., INSIDE_EMACS environment variable
 is set).  This feature requires newer versions of GnuPG (2.1.5 or
 later) and Pinentry (0.9.5 or later).
 
++++
 ** cl-generic.el provides CLOS-style multiple-dispatch generic functions.
+The main entry points are `cl-defgeneric' and `cl-defmethod'.  See the
+node "Generic Functions" in the Emacs Lisp manual for more details.
 
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