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generation

gen·er·a·tion
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of generation word

  • noun generation the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation. 1
  • noun generation the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. 1
  • noun generation a group of individuals, most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc. Compare Beat Generation, Lost Generation. 1
  • noun generation a group of individuals belonging to a specific category at the same time: Chaplin belonged to the generation of silent-screen stars. 1
  • noun generation a single step in natural descent, as of human beings, animals, or plants. 1
  • noun generation a form, type, class, etc., of objects existing at the same time and having many similarities or developed from a common model or ancestor (often used in combination): a new generation of anticancer drugs; a third-generation phone. 1
See all 56 definitions of generation

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Origin of generation

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English generacioun < Middle French < Latin generātiōn- (stem of generātiō). See generate, -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Generation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Generation

generation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

generation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for generation

noun generation

  • bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
  • origination — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
  • propagation — the act of propagating.
  • formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
  • procreation — to beget or generate (offspring).
All 36 Synonyms of generation

Antonyms for generation

noun generation

  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
All 2 Antonyms of generation

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Related words

  • tradition

    the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.

  • beat generation

    members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc, and espousal of anarchism, communal living, drugs, etc

  • lost generation

    the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.

  • beatnik

    Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.

  • chain reaction

    A chain reaction is a series of chemical changes, each of which causes the next.

  • downward

    Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
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