Meaning & Definition of Generation in English
English⟶
Generation
/ʤɛnəreʃən/
noun
1. All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
synonym:
- coevals,
- contemporaries,
- generation
2. Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
synonym:
- generation
3. The normal time between successive generations
- "They had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
synonym:
- generation
4. A stage of technological development or innovation
- "The third generation of computers"
synonym:
- generation
5. A coming into being
synonym:
- genesis,
- generation
6. The production of heat or electricity
- "Dams were built for the generation of electricity"
synonym:
- generation
7. The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
synonym:
- generation,
- multiplication,
- propagation
Examples of using
She was born just a generation past slavery. A time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky, when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman, and because of the color of her skin.
Myths and legends should be handed down from generation to generation.
The younger generation looks at things differently.