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generation

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
age group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
age crop microgeneration
WEAK
Beat Generation Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Generation A Generation X Generation Y Generation Z Lost Generation Millennials Silent Generation Xennials baby boomers boomers sandwich generation
NOUN
period of time between age groups
Synonyms


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Advancements in visual media generation have been especially impressive.

From MarketWatch

The boxer's family is well known in the town and traces its ancestry there across several generations.

From BBC

Each generation has its own unique set of problems.

From MarketWatch

With that opportunity comes a great responsibility to protect it so that Angeles National Forest is not loved to death but rather cherished for generations to come.

From Los Angeles Times

Owning a pet bird was - and for some generations in China, still is - a status symbol.

From BBC