generation

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Well, coming out of the research labs just now for our generation is the possibility to do that.

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  1. noun All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor: Mother and daughters represent two generations.
  2. noun Biology A form or stage in the life cycle of an organism: asexual generation of a fern.
  3. noun The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
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  • Well, coming out of the research labs just now for our generation is the possibility to do that. —  Christopher deCharms looks inside the brain
  • Do they feel that their generation is also a war generation because the country presents itself as a country at war since its birth in 1948? —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Thus, the largest public demonstration in the United States in a generation has been the "Million Men" March on 16 October 1995, organized by the Nation of Islam under the leadership of that great contributor to Western Civilization, Louis Farrakhan. —  The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe
  • The children growing up here now haven't been directly touched by the violence that marked the Troubles, and their generation is the Petri dish for whether peace will hold here. —  Youth Radio - Top News
  • Access: This generation has been accessible and had access to nearly anyone (parents, friends, teachers) since Day 1. —  Sam Davidson
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  1. from Middle English generacioun = Dutch generatie = G. Danish Swedish generation, from Old French generation, French génération = Provencal generacio = Spanish generacion = Portuguese geração = Italian generazione, from Latin generatio (n -), from generare, beget, generate: see generate.
 

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/dʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
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