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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. 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.

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

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   A generation is all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It also is "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–⁠30 years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children."

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › generationGENERATION | 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › generationGENERATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   all the living things in a group that are born or start to exist at about the same time, and are related to one that existed at an earlier point in time: The cubs represent the third generation of tigers that have been given radio collars for the project.

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

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   the act or process of bringing into being; production or reproduction, esp of offspring. a successive stage in natural descent of organisms: the time between when an organism comes into being and when it reproduces. the individuals produced at each stage.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiongeneration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › generationGENERATION 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.