Simple meaning
What does Generation mean?
A generation is a group from the same age period in time.
Dictionary definition
A group of people born around the same time, or one step in a family line.
Example sentences
Generation in a sentence
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In class, we learned what generation means.
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During a reading activity, the teacher used generation in a history passage.
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Our project showed how generation helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Generation
age groupPeople from a similar birth period.
era groupPeople associated with the same time period.
Antonyms
Opposite words
ancestorSomeone from much earlier family lines.
descendantSomeone from a later family line.
Word family
Generation word family
Base word
generation
noun
generation
Base form.
noun
generations
Related form.
noun
generational
Related form.
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What does generation mean?
Generation is used for a generation is a group from the same age period in time.
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