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   generation

   /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively: "one of his generation's finest songwriters" Similar cropbatchwavetyperange
   • ▪ the average period, generally considered to be about thirty years, in which children grow up, become adults, and have children of their own: "the same families have lived here for generations" Similar agesan ageyearsaeonsan aeona long timean eternityinformal:donkey's yearsyonks
   • ▪ a set of members of a family regarded as a single step or stage in descent: "a third-generation Canadian"
   • ▪ a group of people of similar age involved in a particular activity: "a new generation of actors and directors" Similar ageage grouppeer groupcohortstage of life
   • ▪ a single stage in the development of a type of product or technology: "a new generation of rear-engined sports cars"
   • 2. the production or creation of something: "methods of electricity generation" Similar creationcausingcausationmakingengenderingspawningproductioninitiationoriginationinceptionoccasioningpromptingkindlingtriggeringinspirationOpposite destruction
   • ▪ the propagation of living organisms; procreation. Similar procreationreproductionpropagationbreedingfatheringsiringengenderingspawningcreationliterary:begetting

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin generatio(n-), from the verb generare (see generate).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGENERATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GENERATION definition: 1. all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family: 2. a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › generationGeneration Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GENERATION is a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor. How to use generation in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GenerationGeneration - Wikipedia

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   Generation. Four generations of one family: a baby boy, his mother, his maternal grandmother, and his maternal great-grandmother. (2008) A generation is all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. [1]

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › generationGENERATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Generation definition: the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time. See examples of GENERATION used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › generationgeneration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of generation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGENERATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › generationGeneration - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A generation can refer to a group of people who live at the same time and are about the same age. But generation is also the act of creating something, such as income, ideas or kids.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › generationGeneration - definition of generation by The Free Dictionary

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   generation. ( ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən) n. 1. (Biology) the act or process of bringing into being; production or reproduction, esp of offspring.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › generationGeneration Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    GENERATION meaning: 1 : a group of people born and living during the same time; 2 : the people in a family born and living during the same time.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › generationGeneration Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Noun. Filter. noun. generations. A bringing into being; production. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. All the people born and living at about the same time. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A single stage or degree in the succession of natural descent. Father and son are two generations. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.