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Generation Y
nounDefinition of Generation Y
: the generation of people born in the period roughly from 1980 to the mid-1990s : the millennials
Generation Y is purportedly wiping out casual dining, golf, diamonds, homeownership, and bars of soap …— Elizabeth King Generation Y is the most educated in American history, but its education came at a price.— Derek Thompson
— compare generation x, generation z
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