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generation (noun)

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  • generation — noun 1 people/period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new, younger ▪ older ▪ The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony …   Collocations dictionary

  • generation — early 14c., body of individuals born about the same period (usually 30 years), from O.Fr. generacion (12c.) and directly from L. generationem (nom. generatio) generating, generation, noun of action from pp. stem of generare bring forth (see GENUS …   Etymology dictionary

  • generation — ► NOUN 1) all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. 2) the average period in which children grow up and have children of their own (usually reckoned as about thirty years). 3) a set of members of a family… …   English terms dictionary

  • Generation X — ˌGeneration ˈX noun [uncountable] MARKETING the group of people who are between about 20 and 35 years old: • The company sees Generation X as a market eager for new products. • The president s campaign overlooked the Generation X voters.… …   Financial and business terms

  • generation — gen‧e‧ra‧tion [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the process of producing energy or power: • the generation of electricity 2. [uncountable] COMMERCE the process of producing or increasing income, profits, sa …   Financial and business terms

  • generation X-er — Generation X ˌGeneration ˈX noun [uncountable] MARKETING the group of people who are between about 20 and 35 years old: • The company sees Generation X as a market eager for new products. • The president s campaign overlooked the Generation X… …   Financial and business terms

  • Generation Xer — Generation X UK US noun [S] MARKETING ► the group of people who were born in the US in the 1960s and 1970s, who, as they became adults, were described as not feeling part of modern society: »Generation X workers are more likely than baby boomers… …   Financial and business terms

  • generation — noun 1 (C) a) all people of about the same age: My generation never knew an America before Vietnam. (also + plural verb) BrE: The younger generation don t know what hard work is. b) all the members of a family of about the same age: We re the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • generation gap — noun a difference between the views of young people and their parents • Hypernyms: ↑gap * * * noun [singular] : the differences in opinions, values, etc., between younger people and older people * * * the geneˈration gap [generation gap] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Generation X — noun Date: 1989 the generation of Americans born in the 1960s and 1970s • Generation Xer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Generation X — noun the generation born between the mid 1960s and the mid 1970s, perceived as being disaffected and directionless. Derivatives Generation Xer noun …   English new terms dictionary

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