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generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
a coming into being
Synonyms: genesis,
generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Synonyms: multiplication, propagation,
generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
Synonyms: coevals, contemporaries,
generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
a stage of technological development or innovation
Examples:
The third generation of computers.
generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
the normal time between successive generations
Examples:
They had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade.
generation
noun(gen-er-a-tion)
the production of heat or electricity
Examples:
Dams were built for the generation of electricity.

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