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generation
noun
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
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ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən
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noun
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
noun
the production of heat or electricity
“dams were built for the generation of electricity”
noun
a coming into being
noun
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
noun
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
noun
the normal time between successive generations
“they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade”
noun
a stage of technological development or innovation
“the third generation of computers”
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dams were built for the generation of electricity
they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
the third generation of computers
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