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släkte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • generation noun All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.
  • genus noun A biological classification rank grouping closely related species, sitting below family and above species.

Senses

släkte is used for these senses in English:

  • generation A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]

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.

genus — full definition

  1. noun A biological classification rank grouping closely related species, sitting below family and above species.
  2. noun A general category or kind sharing common features.

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