generation

generation
gen•er•a•tion
[[t]ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n.
1) the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time:
the postwar generation[/ex]
2) the term of years, about 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring
3) soc a group of individuals, most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar problems, attitudes, etc
4) a group of individuals belonging to a category at the same time:
the generation of silent-screen stars[/ex]
5) a single step in natural descent, as of human beings, animals, or plants
6) a stage of technological development distinct from but based upon another stage:
a new generation of computers[/ex]
7) the offspring of a certain parent or couple, considered as a step in natural descent
8) the act or process of generating
9) the state of being generated
10) production by natural or artificial processes; evolution, as of heat or sound
11) dvl
a) one complete life cycle
b) one of the alternate phases that complete a life cycle having more than one phase:
the gametophyte generation[/ex]
12) math. the production of a geometrical figure by the motion of another figure
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Etymology: 1250–1300; < MF < L gen`er•a′tion•al, adj. gen`er•a′tion•al•ly, adv.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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