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| + | ==English== | ||
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| + | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | From [[Anglo-Norman]] | ||
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| + | ''[[generacioun]]'', [[Middle French]] ''[[generacion]]'', and their source, [[Latin]] ''[[generātiō]]'', from ''[[generāre]]'', present active infinitive of ''[[generō]]'' (“to beget, generate”). Compare ''[[generate]]''. | ||
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| + | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| + | * /ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ | ||
| + | * Rhymes: -eɪʃən | ||
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| + | ===Noun=== | ||
| + | generation (''plural'' [[generations]]) | ||
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| + | # The fact of [[creating]] something, or bringing something into being; [[production]], [[creation]]. [from 14th c.] | ||
| + | # The act of creating a living creature or [[organism]]; [[procreation]]. [from 14th c.] | ||
| + | # (now US regional) [[race|Race]], [[family]]; [[breed]]. [from 14th c.] | ||
| + | # A single step or stage in the [[succession]] of natural descent; a [[rank]] or [[degree]] in [[genealogy]], the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.] | ||
| + | #: This is the book of the '''generations''' of Adam - Genesis 5:1 | ||
| + | #: Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and for a long season, namely, seven '''generations''' - Baruch 6:3 | ||
| + | #: All '''generations''' and ages of the Christian church - [[w:Richard Hooker|Richard Hooker]] | ||
| + | # ''[[obsolete]]'' [[descendants|Descendants]], [[progeny]]; [[offspring]]. [15th-19th c.] | ||
| + | # The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time. {{defdate|from 17th c.}} | ||
| + | # A set stage in the development of [[computing]] or of a specific [[technology]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}} | ||
| + | # (geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the '''generation''' of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc. | ||
| + | # A specific age range in which each person in that range can relate culturally to one another. | ||
| + | #: ''Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the '''generation''' known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.'' | ||
| + | # A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions. | ||
| + | #: ''People sometimes dispute which '''generation''' of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation.'' | ||
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| + | ====Derived terms==== | ||
| + | * [[first-generation]] | ||
| + | * [[generationer]] | ||
| + | * [[second-generation]] | ||
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| + | ====Related terms==== | ||
| + | * [[generation gap]] | ||
| + | * [[generation loss]] | ||
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| + | ====Related terms==== | ||
| + | * [[generate]] | ||
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| + | ====External links==== | ||
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| + | ===Anagrams=== | ||
| + | * [[renegation#English|renegation]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:en:Family]] | ||
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| + | ====Related terms==== | ||
| + | * [[generera]] | ||
| + | * [[generationsväxling]] | ||
| + | * [[ungdomsgeneration]] | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 19 January 2016
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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman
generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin generātiō, from generāre, present active infinitive of generō (“to beget, generate”). Compare generate.
Pronunciation
- /ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
generation (plural generations)
- The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
- The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation. [from 14th c.]
- (now US regional) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
- A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]
- This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1
- Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations - Baruch 6:3
- All generations and ages of the Christian church - Richard Hooker
- obsolete Descendants, progeny; offspring. [15th-19th c.]
- The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time. Template:Defdate
- A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology. Template:Defdate
- (geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
- A specific age range in which each person in that range can relate culturally to one another.
- Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.
- A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions.
- People sometimes dispute which generation of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation.
