generation

Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
  2. noun group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
  3. noun the normal time between successive generations

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English generacioun, from Anglo-Norman generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”). By surface analysis, generate + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

coevals, contemporaries

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
people
Narrower (hyponyms)
peer group, youth culture

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