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generationMain Entry: gen·er·a·tion Pronunciation: \ˌje-nə-ˈrā-shən\ Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 a : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor b : a group of individuals born and living contemporaneously c : a group of individuals having contemporaneously a status (as that of students in a school) which each one holds only for a limited period d : a type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier type <first of the…new generation of powerful supersonic fighters — Kenneth Koyen> — gen·er·a·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective — gen·er·a·tion·al·ly \-shnə-lē, shə-nəl-ē\ adverb
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