Generation Definition
jĕnə-rāshən
generations
noun
generations
A bringing into being; production.
Webster's New World
All the people born and living at about the same time.
Webster's New World
A single stage or degree in the succession of natural descent.
Father and son are two generations.
Webster's New World
The average period (about thirty years) between the birth of one generation and that of the next.
Webster's New World
A form or stage in the life cycle of an organism.
The asexual generation of a fern.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- age-group
- peer group
- coevals
- peers
- contemporaries
- rank
- crop
- age
- period
- 20 to 30 years
- span
- fructifying
- multiplying
- bearing
- breeding
Antonyms:
- becoming extinct
- perishing
- dying-out
- destruction
Other Word Forms of Generation
Noun
Singular:
generationPlural:
generationsOrigin of Generation
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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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