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generation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | multiplication, propagation |
| Type of | facts of life, reproduction, breeding, procreation |
| Has types | biogeny, biogenesis |
| Derivation | generate |
generation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coevals, contemporaries |
| Type of | people |
| Has types | youth culture, peer group |
| Derivation | generational |
generation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | biological group |
| Has types | baby-boom generation, baby boom, posterity, gen x, generation x |
| Derivation | generate, generational |
generation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | period of time, period, time period |
they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade.
generation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | production |
| Derivation | generate |
dams were built for the generation of electricity.
Examples of generations
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We're at the dawn of custom network and content creation for future generations.
From the forbes.com
After four generations on the move, Renato Joner's family is putting down roots.
From the businessweek.com
They are passing this increasing debt to future generations with no end in site.
From the dailyherald.com
It was evident everywhere, including on the faces of two generations of Rooneys.
From the post-gazette.com
All reported at least three generations of ancestors had lived at the same site.
From the sciencedaily.com
Many are kinder to their colleagues than previous generations were at their age.
From the smh.com.au
The 1816 Federal-style house was home to four generations of the Granger family.
From the democratandchronicle.com
It's wiped out future generations and has eradicated untold numbers of families.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hopefully this young lot won't become plagued with it like previous generations.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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).
