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generation
generation: n.
1 all the people born at a particular time, regarded collectively (my generation; the rising generation).
2 a single step in descent or pedigree (have known them for three generations).
3 a stage in (esp. technological) development (fourth-generation computers).
4 the average time in which children are ready to take the place of their parents (usu. reckoned at about 30 years).
5 production by natural or artificial process, esp. the production of electricity or heat.
6 a procreation; the propagation of species. b the act of begetting or being begotten. øgeneration gap differences of outlook or opinion between those of different generations. øøgenerational adj. [ME f. OF f. L generatio -onis (as GENERATE)]
Most popular pairs with generation
generation x
generation y
my generation
lead generation
liquid generation
spontaneous generation
stolen generation
beat generation
power generation
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