generation

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generation alternation of generations

Main Entry: gen·er·a·tion
Pronunciation: "je-n&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor b : a group of individuals born and living contemporaneously c : a group of individuals having contemporaneously a status (as that of students in a school) which each one holds only for a limited period d : a type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier type <first of the...new generation of powerful supersonic fighters -- Kenneth Koyen>
2 a : the action or process of producing offspring : PROCREATION b : the process of coming or bringing into being <generation of income> c : origination by a generating process : PRODUCTION; especially : formation of a geometric figure by motion of another
3 : the average span of time between the birth of parents and that of their offspring
- gen·er·a·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&-n^&l/ adjective
- gen·er·a·tion·al·ly /-shn&-lE, sh&-n^&l-E/ adverb