generation synonyms

generation

n.

  1. The act of producing

    engendering, formation, creation; see production 1.

  2. The act of producing offspring

    procreation, propagation, reproduction, breeding, bearing, spawning, bringing forth, multiplying, fructifying.

    Antonyms perishing, dying out, becoming extinct.

  3. One cycle in the succession of parents and children

    age, crop, rank, contemporaries, peers, coevals, peer group, age group.

  4. The time required for a generation, sense 3

    span, 20 to 30 years, period; see age 3.

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