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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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The technology also points toward a new generation of computing systems inspired by the brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

And when I think back to the time I stared into the abyss and lived long enough to understand what it meant, I know this: we can’t become a generation that looks away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For a generation of musicians, Band Wagon became a launchpad.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Now ages 45 to 61, members of the generation early on saw the dot-com bubble burst and then were hit by the 2007-09 recession as they approached middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The folk music of a culture is the music that is passed down from one generation to the next, often without writing it down.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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