Generation definition
The baby-boom generation.
The asexual generation of a fern.
Mother and daughters represent two generations.
An example of generation is the baby boomer group.
The computer generation.
A social change that took place over three generations.
Mother and daughters represent two generations.
The asexual generation of a fern.
A new generation of computers.
This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1
Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations - Baruch 6:3
All generations and ages of the Christian church - Richard Hooker.
- Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.
- People sometimes dispute on which generation of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation.
Father and son are two generations.
The baby-boom generation.
A social change that took place over three generations.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of generation
- From Anglo-Norman generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin generātiō, from generāre, present active infinitive of generō (“to beget, generate”). Compare generate.
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