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   generation

   /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively: "one of his generation's finest songwriters" Similar cropbatchwavetyperange
   • ▪ the average period, generally considered to be about thirty years, in which children grow up, become adults, and have children of their own: "the same families have lived here for generations" Similar agesan ageyearsaeonsan aeona long timean eternityinformal:donkey's yearsyonks
   • ▪ a set of members of a family regarded as a single step or stage in descent: "a third-generation Canadian"
   • ▪ a group of people of similar age involved in a particular activity: "a new generation of actors and directors" Similar ageage grouppeer groupcohortstage of life
   • ▪ a single stage in the development of a type of product or technology: "a new generation of rear-engined sports cars"
   • 2. the production or creation of something: "methods of electricity generation" Similar creationcausingcausationmakingengenderingspawningproductioninitiationoriginationinceptionoccasioningpromptingkindlingtriggeringinspirationOpposite destruction
   • ▪ the propagation of living organisms; procreation. Similar procreationreproductionpropagationbreedingfatheringsiringengenderingspawningcreationliterary:begetting

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin generatio(n-), from the verb generare (see generate).

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   What is a generation in music?

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   What does generation mean in kinship?

   • It also is "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–30 years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children." In kinship, generation is a structural term, designating the parent–child relationship. In biology, generation also means biogenesis, reproduction, and procreation.

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   • You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment. Generation is used to indicate how long members of your family have had a particular nationality. For example, second generation means that you were born in the country you live in, but your parents were not.

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