generation

Definition for generation

noun as in creation, production

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bearing, breeding, formation, genesis, origination, procreation, propagation, reproduction

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begetting, bringing forth, engenderment, fructifying, multiplying, spawning

noun as in age group

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cohort, contemporaries, peers

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age, crop, microgeneration

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baby boomers, Beat Generation, boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Generation A, Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, Lost Generation, Millennials, sandwich generation, Silent Generation, Xennials

noun as in period of time between age groups

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day, era, period, time

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decades, epoch, years

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stage

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One thing that’s sure is that Paul is from the first generation to grow up absorbed in screens.

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"My generation and those younger than me are the keenest yet for more family time, but our primary concern has got to be paying the bills," McEvoy said.

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But now, thanks to his portrait, new generations in his hometown will recognise the young man from Larbert who followed his dream all the way to Holywood.

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He linked conservation with the nurturing of new generations of thinkers and naturalists and regarded outdoors education as a crucial strategy.

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The tech giant says it has sold more than 100m of these devices worldwide across various generations, with the issues specifically impacting the "second generation" model.

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