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gen·er·a·tion  (jn-rshn)
n.
1. All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor: Mother and daughters represent two generations.
2. Biology A form or stage in the life cycle of an organism: asexual generation of a fern.
3. The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
4.
a. A group of individuals born and living about the same time.
b. A group of generally contemporaneous individuals regarded as having common cultural or social characteristics and attitudes: Theyre the television generation (Roger Enrico).
5.
a. A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation.
b. A class of objects derived from a preceding class: a new generation of computers.
6. The formation of a line or geometric figure by the movement of a point or line.
7. The act or process of generating; origination, production, or procreation.
gener·ation·al adj.
gener·ation·al·ly adv.
generation [ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the act or process of bringing into being; production or reproduction, esp of offspring
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics)
a.  a successive stage in natural descent of organisms: the time between when an organism comes into being and when it reproduces
b.  the individuals produced at each stage
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the normal or average time between two such generations of a species: about 35 years for humans
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a phase or form in the life cycle of a plant or animal characterized by a particular type of reproduction the gametophyte generation
5. all the people of approximately the same age, esp when considered as sharing certain attitudes, etc.
6. (Physics / General Physics) production of electricity, heat, etc.
7. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a set of nuclei formed directly from a preceding set in a chain reaction
8. (modifier, in combination)
a.  belonging to a generation specified as having been born in or as having parents, grandparents, etc., born in a given country a third-generation American
b.  belonging to a specified stage of development in manufacture, usually implying improvement a second-generation computer
generational  adj
generation  (jn-rshn)
1.
a. All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor.
b. The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
2. A form or stage in the life cycle of an organism. See more at alternation of generations.
3. The formation of a line or geometric figure by the movement of a point or line.


generation  /dnren/  n. 1 the making of s.t., (syn.) production: The generation of electricity is done with nuclear power. 2 any of the different age levels in a family, such as grandparents, children, and grandchildren 3 a group of people of approximately the same age: The older generation is always complaining about the younger generation. generation
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