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generation
noun (AGE GROUP) /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/Definition
B1 [C, + sing/pl verb] all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family: The younger generation smoke/smokes less than their parents did. There were at least three generations - grandparents, parents and children - at the wedding. It's our duty to preserve the planet for future generations. This painting has been in the family for generations.Ancestors and descendantsGroups of people B2 [C, + sing/pl verb] a period of about 23 to 30 years, in which most human babies become adults and have their own children: A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown.Specific periods of time first, second, third, etc. generation › describes the nationality of someone belonging to the first, second, third, etc. group of people of the same age in the family to have been born in that country: She's a second-generation American (= her parents were American, although their parents were not).Ancestors and descendants
(Definition of generation noun (AGE GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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