Added 9 October 2026
generation
/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: generātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about generation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age.
- Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
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The normal time between successive generations.
they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
Origin
Inherited from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, and its etymon Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”). By surface analysis, generate + -ion.
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