generation

noun

UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	generation
plural	generations

1
countable a group of people in society who are born and live around the same time
The site was preserved as a monument for future generations.
People retiring today are wealthier than the previous generation.
Synonyms and related words
Generations
generation
the generation gap
the Beat Generation
1. 1a
  a particular group existing at a particular time
  generation of:
  His work has been rediscovered by a younger generation of artists.
  Generations of schoolchildren have sat at these desks.
  Synonyms and related words
  Categories and types
  type
  category
  kind
2
countable all the members of a family who are of a similar age and whose parents are of a similar age
My mother was the only one in her generation to go to university.
generation of:
The novel is about several generations of a French family.
Synonyms and related words
General words for family members
a near relative/relation
be someone’s elder
black sheep
1. 2a
  the number of years that usually pass between the birth of a person and the birth of that person’s children
  Within a generation, the family had lost all its wealth.
  Synonyms and related words
  Generations
  generation
  the generation gap
  the Beat Generation
3
countable a group of products that were made at about the same time, intended as an improvement on those that came before them
a new generation of mobile phones
Synonyms and related words
Products and groups of products
brand
brand leader
brand name
4
uncountable the process of producing something
cheap electricity generation
Synonyms and related words
The process or business of making goods
industry
production
making

phrases

the older/younger generation

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