Definition of generation

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  • generation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
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Definition of generation

  • a coming into being (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. genesis
  • the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. multiplication
    2. propagation
  • all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. coevals
    2. contemporaries
  • a stage of technological development or innovation (noun)

    Examples

    1. the third generation of computers
  • group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent (noun)
  • the normal time between successive generations (noun)

    Examples

    1. they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
  • the production of heat or electricity (noun)

    Examples

    1. dams were built for the generation of electricity

See definition of generation in Merriam Webster