generation

The definition of a generation is a group of people who were born and lived (or are living) around the same time.

(noun)

An example of generation is the baby boomer group.

See generation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or process of producing offspring; procreation
a bringing into being; production
a single stage or degree in the succession of natural descent: father and son are two generations
the average period (about thirty years) between the birth of one generation and that of the next
1. all the people born and living at about the same time
2. a group of such people with the same experience, attitude, etc. in common: the computer generation
any of the stages of successive improvement in the development of a product, system, etc.
Geom. the formation of a curve, plane, or figure by the motion of a point, line, or plane

Origin: ME generacioun < OFr generacion < L generatio < generatus: see generate

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See generation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor: Mother and daughters represent two generations.
Biology A form or stage in the life cycle of an organism: asexual generation of a fern.
The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
a. A group of individuals born and living about the same time.
b. A group of generally contemporaneous individuals regarded as having common cultural or social characteristics and attitudes: “They're the television generation” (Roger Enrico).
a. A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation.
b. A class of objects derived from a preceding class: a new generation of computers.
The formation of a line or geometric figure by the movement of a point or line.
The act or process of generating; origination, production, or procreation.

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