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Type Words
Synonyms genesis
Type of beginning
Derivation generate
Type Words
Synonyms multiplication, propagation
Type of facts of life, reproduction, breeding, procreation
Has types biogeny, biogenesis
Derivation generate
Type Words
Synonyms coevals, contemporaries
Type of people
Has types youth culture, peer group
Derivation generational
Type Words
Type of phase, stage
Derivation generational, generate


the third generation of computers.
Type Words
Type of biological group
Has types baby-boom generation, baby boom, posterity, gen x, generation x
Derivation generate, generational
Type Words
Type of period of time, period, time period


they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade.
Type Words
Type of production
Derivation generate


dams were built for the generation of electricity.

Examples of generation

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We do know, however, that sales of third-generation Kindles are in the millions.
From the techcrunch.com
The company plans to introduce fourth-generation mobile service in coming years.
From the online.wsj.com
Another concern is making sure the younger generation knows the Nepali language.
From the courier-journal.com
He encouraged those in attendance to have faith in the younger black generation.
From the upi.com
Today Toshiba formally said it will bow out of the next-generation DVD business.
From the foxbusiness.com
That's what Washington is shooting for in the next generation of supercomputers.
From the businessweek.com
Democrats view high-speed rail as the next-generation interstate highway system.
From the businessweek.com
These personal histories didn't convince me that their generation has it so bad.
From the businessweek.com
Education is the number one predictor of future success for the next generation.
From the suntimes.com
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  • Coevals: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
  • Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
  • The normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
  • A stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"
  • Genesis: a coming into being
  • The production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
  • Generation is the act of producing offspring. In kinship terminology, it is a structural term designating the parent-child relationship. It is also known as biogenesis, reproduction, or procreation in the biological sciences...
  • Generation was a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television in 1965.
  • Generation is the second studio album by the electronic music group Audio Bullys, released on 31 October 2005. It features the singles "Shot You Down", which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and "I'm in Love" (released 24 October 2005).