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A Riemannian manifold \((M^n,g)\), \((n>3)\) was called by \textit{U. C. De} and \textit{H. A. Biswas} [Bull. Calcutta Math. Soc. 85, 479-486 (1993; Zbl 0821.53018)] pseudo conformally symmetric and denoted by \(\text{(PCS)}_n\) if \[ (\nabla_XC) (Y,Z)W= \sigma_{X,Y, Z,W} \bigl(A(X) C(Y,Z)W\bigr) +g\bigl( C(Y,Z) W,X\bigr) \rho, \tag{*} \] where \(C\) is the conformal curvature tensor, \(A\) an ``associated'' 1-form and \(\rho\) its covariant counterpart. Here this notion is generalized by using 4 different associated 2-forms in the sum in (*) in place of the single \(A\). This is called a generalized \(\text{(PCS)}_n\), denoted by \(G\text{(PCS)}_n\). It is proved that (a) if the Ricci tensor vanishes, then a \(G\text{(PCS)}_n\) reduces to a \(\text{(PCS)}_n\), (b) if \(A(C(X,Y)Z)=0\), then a \(G\text{(PCS)}_n\) is of harmonic conformal curvature, i.e., \(\text{(div} C) (X,Y)Z=0\). Several other properties of \(G\text{(PCS)}_n\) with \(A(C(X,Y)Z)=0\) are obtained, the reduction of an Einstein \(G\text{(PCS)}_n\) to a \(\text{(PCS)}_n\) is investigated, and the conformal transformations of a \(G\text{(PCS)}_n\) are studied.