generation

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌdʒɛnɝˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #3036

Meanings

1

noun
All the people of about the same age within a family or society.

This music is popular with the younger generation.
2

noun
The average period, about thirty years, in which children grow up and become parents themselves.

The house has stayed in the family for three generations.
3

noun
A stage in the development of a product or technology.

The latest generation of smartphones has much better cameras.
4

noun
The act of producing something, such as power or income.

The dam is used for the generation of electricity.

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Forms generations

Derived forms aerogenerationautogenerationbiogenerationcogenerationcongenerationcybergenerationelectrogenerationfirst-generationgenerationalgenerationergenerationismgenerationology

Related forms generate

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English generacioun, from Anglo-Norman generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”). By surface analysis, generate + -ion.

*ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European generacioun Middle English generacion Middle French generātiō Latin

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# generation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdʒɛnɝˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 3036

## Meanings
1. All the people of about the same age within a family or society.
2. The average period, about thirty years, in which children grow up and become parents themselves.
3. A stage in the development of a product or technology.
4. The act of producing something, such as power or income.

## Examples
- This music is popular with the younger generation.
- The house has stayed in the family for three generations.
- The latest generation of smartphones has much better cameras.
- The dam is used for the generation of electricity.

## Derived Forms
- aerogeneration
- autogeneration
- biogeneration
- cogeneration
- congeneration
- cybergeneration
- electrogeneration
- first-generation
- generational
- generationer
- generationism
- generationology

## Related Forms
- generate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵenh₁-
- Root: generacioun
- Root: generacion
- Root: generātiō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English generacioun, from Anglo-Norman generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”). By surface analysis, generate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Generation is inherited from Middle English generacioun, from Anglo-Norman generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”). By surface analysis, generate + -ion. In current use, the main senses are “All the people of about the same age within a family or society” and “The average period, about thirty years, in which children grow up and become parents themselves”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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