generation
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Definitions
Noun
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
Noun
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
Noun
the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
Noun
a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"
Noun
a coming into being
Noun
the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
Noun
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
More General Terms
beginning
biological group
breeding
facts of life
people
period
period of time
phase
procreation
production
reproduction
stage
time period
More Specific Terms
baby boom
baby-boom generation
biogenesis
biogeny
gen X
generation X
peer group
posterity
youth culture