Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The generation following Generation X, especially people born in the United States and Canada from the early 1980s to the late 1990s.
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- proper noun The generation of people born in the
1980s and1990s .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In order to become fully actualized, the women of Generation Y will need to be able to bring to bear that other feminine gift - the skill of balance.
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This means that roughly half of Generation Y is old enough to be teaching using 22 as the average age for completing a BA/BS and most of the other half is still in school.
Archive 2008-08-13 Mr. Byrne 2008
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This means that roughly half of Generation Y is old enough to be teaching using 22 as the average age for completing a BA/BS and most of the other half is still in school.
Gen Y Goes to Work With Digital Resumes Mr. Byrne 2008
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This means that Generation Y is already voting more than Generation X did back when X was our age.
halcyon salad days 2005
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I have been waiting for further divisions as Generation Y and the Matures both span too many years to group together.
CoolAdzine for Marketers CyberCelt 2010
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But by 2020, Generation Y - today's under-35 crowd - will command 40 per cent of the new-car market.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jeremy Cato 2010
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Over half of Generation Y is considering purchasing a mid-size car, mid-size crossover SUVs are high on their list as well.
Autoblog Green 2009
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In the US, Generation Y, a group 20 per cent larger than the post-Second World War baby boom, are already much wealthier than baby boomers at the same age, and have no debt.
unknown title 2009
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Such is the fate of Generation Y, as they're known, both praised for their willingness to volunteer but also maligned as the "entitlement generation" - eager to help but unsure how to deal with tumultuous times that are a first for many of them.
ajc.com - News 2009
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In order to become fully actualized, the women of Generation Y will need to be able to bring to bear that other feminine gift - the skill of balance.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Pam Bristow 2008
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