generation
generation Lexical Profile
generation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively as a social or historical group.
"Younger generations are increasingly relying on digital platforms for their daily news."
A single stage in the descent of a family or lineage, or the average time span between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring (typically estimated at about twenty-five to thirty years).
"The family recipe has been handed down through four generations."
The production, creation, or bringing into existence of something, especially energy, heat, electricity, or ideas.
"Solar panels provide a clean and renewable method for the generation of electricity."
A set of products, machines, or technologies developed at a particular stage in the evolution of a design.
"The latest generation of smartphones features significantly improved battery life and processing speed."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English via Old French from Latin generatio ('a begetting, procreation'), derived from the verb generare ('to beget, produce'), which stems from genus ('race, stock, kind').