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Generations

Verb / ˌdʒenɜ:ˈeɪʃʌnz / Another word for generations — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Generations means all the people in a family, or all the people who were born at about the same time.

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Informal

Antonyms

Common collocations

  • future generations
  • past generations
  • several generations
  • next generation
  • across generations
  • generation gap
  • a generation ago
  • new generation

Word family

adjective generational

Usage note

The word 'generations' typically refers to a group of people born and living during the same time, or the average period between the birth of parents and their offspring. It can also refer to a stage in the development of a product or technology.

Example sentences

  1. My grandparents are from a different generation than me.
  2. We can learn a lot from the older generation.
  3. The younger generation is more interested in technology.
  4. My parents' generation grew up without cellphones.
  5. Each generation has its own music and fashion.

Quotes

  • The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela
  • Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill
  • Believe you can and you're halfway there. -Theodore Roosevelt

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