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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Strengthening intergenerational ties are just one of the great results of another school serviceactivity as families hit the beach for their first beach clean-up of the school year.
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Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Laurence Kotlikoff, a distinguished economist at Boston University, has devoted his career as a public finance expert to these intergenerational funding challenges.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Meet the Putmans documented the lives of Bill and Barb Putman as well as their four adult children and a multitude of grandchildren, all of whom lived in a single intergenerational home.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
The Legacy Looks series honors this intergenerational connection by capturing authentic conversations between creators and the women in their families who shaped their relationship with their hair.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Laurence Kotlikoff, a distinguished economist at Boston University, has devoted his career as a public finance expert to these intergenerational funding challenges.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Meet the Putmans documented the lives of Bill and Barb Putman as well as their four adult children and a multitude of grandchildren, all of whom lived in a single intergenerational home.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
The Legacy Looks series honors this intergenerational connection by capturing authentic conversations between creators and the women in their families who shaped their relationship with their hair.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Intergenerational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intergenerational. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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