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- pronunciation:
- je
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
the entire body of people who were born at roughly the same time.
My grandmother's generation did not have television.- similar words:
- contemporaries
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definition 2: |
the time period between the birth of parents and the birth of their children, or a period roughly equal to such a time period.
This land has been owned by our family for six generations.Technology has changed a great deal in one generation. |
definition 3: |
a level or single step in an ancestral hierarchy.
Brothers, sisters, and cousins are of the same generation.Uncles and nephews are one generation removed from each other.
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definition 4: |
the group of living things born at a particular level or step in an ancestral hierarchy.
This home will be inherited by the next generation of this family. |
definition 5: |
the act or process of generating or creating.
These turbines are used for the generation of electricity.With the help of a microscope, it is possible to see the generation of new cells.- synonyms:
- conception, creation, formation, origination, procreation, production
- similar words:
- development, inception, launch, start
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related words: |
life, period |
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