GENERATION

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age. — synonyms: coevals, contemporaries
  2. noun group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
  3. noun the normal time between successive generations.
  4. noun a stage of technological development or innovation.
  5. noun a coming into being. — synonyms: genesis
  6. noun the production of heat or electricity.
  7. noun the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production. — synonyms: multiplication, propagation

Examples

  • “This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1”
  • “the generation of a line or curve”
  • “Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.”

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