Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

generation

Definition

generation [noun]

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

3. the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

4. a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"

5. a coming into being

6. the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

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Synonyms

noun
era, epoch, period, time, age, age group, peer group

ages, years, aeons, a long time, an eternity

production, formation, genesis, procreation, reproduction, propagation, breeding, creation, origination

Antonyms

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