generation

[US]/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a group of people who were born and live around the same time, a group of individuals born and living during the same period, the production or creation of something.

Phrases & Collocations

millennial generation

baby boomer generation

next generation

youth generation

new generation

power generation

third generation

second generation

first generation

younger generation

electricity generation

wind power generation

young generation

generation mechanism

generation gap

generation method

gas generation

heat generation

code generation

electric power generation

current generation

energy generation

second harmonic generation

Example Sentences

the generation of wealth.

asexual generation of a fern.

a new generation of computers.

the generation of heat by friction

a generation of mindless vandals.

she was a second-generation American.

The story is passed on from generation to generation in the village.

the godfather of a new generation of nuclear physicists.

the godmother to a new generation of physicians.

the young generation had fallen into a degenerative backslide.

no generation has the right to pollute the planet.

the generation of electricity by steam or water power

the generation of electricity by water-power

This happened a generation ago.

The recipe for making the liqueur has been handed down from generation to generation.

These jewels have been passed down in our family from generation to generation for hundreds of years.

the older generation had more trouble assimilating.

films that would inspire generations to come.

Real-world Examples

All band colors and band styles fit any generation of Apple Watch.

Source: Apple latest news

And that was just two generations, right?

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

But now we need the next generation of people.

Source: Popular Science Essays

It inspired a whole generation of musicians.

Source: Introduction to World Celebrities

So, this is the new generation of China, right?

Source: Charlie Rose interviews Didi President Liu Qing.

These religious explanations were handed down from generation to generation in the form of myths.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

There is nostalgia from perhaps the older generation.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

Millennials are the first generation born online.

Source: CNN Selected October 2015 Collection

They are the generation that grew up under him.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

Her work galvanized a generation of environmental activists.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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