γενιά — meaning in English

English meaning

• age noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
• generation noun All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.
• race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.

Senses

γενιά is used for these senses in English:

• age (countable, uncommon, possibly, dated) A generation.
• race A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):

age — full definition

1. noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
2. noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
3. noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
4. verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.

generation — full definition

1. noun All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.
2. noun One step in a family's line of descent, roughly the time it takes children to grow up and have their own.
3. noun The act or process of producing or bringing something into being.
4. noun A particular stage in the development of a technology or product line.

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