third-generation
adjective [before noun] (abbreviation 3G)Definition
› describes technology that is new and improved, especially mobile phones on which you can use the internet, watch television, etc.NewModern and fashionable
(Definition of third-generation adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- afresh adverb
- avant-garde adjective
- brand new adjective
- brave new adjective
- infancy noun
- innovation noun
- innovative adjective
- latest adjective
- latest noun
- new- prefix
- newfangled adjective
- newfound adjective
- newish adjective
- newly adverb
- novelty noun
- the new kid on the block idiom
- unheard-of adjective
- unprecedented adjective
- up-to-the-minute idiom
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