intergenerational
adjective
in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al
ˌin-tər-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 
variants
or less commonly inter-generational
: existing or occurring between generations
intergenerational differences
intergenerational communication
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After the death of their father, the four Solomon siblings return home to North Carolina on a mission to save their family’s ancestral land, their worlds seem to unravel as intergenerational trauma, family secrets, and facades come tumbling down.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Tradition and justice entwine at every intergenerational peace demonstration and event in opposition to the American-Israeli criminal annihilation of Gaza.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
And then also something that was really fun to play with in this one specifically was the idea of intergenerational relationships between women.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
As a young person, Ward charted her own course to Stanford University, only later realizing how factors of intergenerational poverty and trauma narrowed what was possible for those before her.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Extraordinary economic, political, and social strains produce ruptures in intergenerational language transmission as young people cease to speak the way their elders do.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The series centers emerging and established poets and artists in interdisciplinary, intergenerational and cross-regional dialogues.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
From the May 2024 issue: Hannah Giorgis on LaToya Ruby Frazier’s intimate, intergenerational portraits
Like many early users, Shanita Hubbard came to BlackPlanet in the early 2000s as a college student, eager to take advantage of the dial-up internet in her dorm room.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
The tunes function as intergenerational bridges: proof that age doesn’t grant you all the answers.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Tradition and justice entwine at every intergenerational peace demonstration and event in opposition to the American-Israeli criminal annihilation of Gaza.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
And then also something that was really fun to play with in this one specifically was the idea of intergenerational relationships between women.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
As a young person, Ward charted her own course to Stanford University, only later realizing how factors of intergenerational poverty and trauma narrowed what was possible for those before her.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Extraordinary economic, political, and social strains produce ruptures in intergenerational language transmission as young people cease to speak the way their elders do.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The series centers emerging and established poets and artists in interdisciplinary, intergenerational and cross-regional dialogues.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
From the May 2024 issue: Hannah Giorgis on LaToya Ruby Frazier’s intimate, intergenerational portraits
Like many early users, Shanita Hubbard came to BlackPlanet in the early 2000s as a college student, eager to take advantage of the dial-up internet in her dorm room.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
The tunes function as intergenerational bridges: proof that age doesn’t grant you all the answers.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Intergenerational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intergenerational. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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