noun
generation
jeh-nuh-RAY-shuhn
noun
1
All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.
"Her generation grew up without smartphones."
"The festival attracts fans from three generations."
2
One step in a family's line of descent, roughly the time it takes children to grow up and have their own.
"The family farm has been passed down for four generations."
3
The act or process of producing or bringing something into being.
"The plant is used for the generation of clean electricity."
4
A particular stage in the development of a technology or product line.
"The new console is the latest generation of the brand."
How to Use Generation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA group of people born around the same time, a step in a family tree, or the act of producing something.
Common pairings
younger generation
next generation
power generation
generation gap
Word Forms
generations plural
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Etymology
From Latin generatio ("a begetting, producing"), from generare ("to beget, produce").