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generation

noun

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1 the act or instance of producing something

Our economy relies on the generation of new ideas.

The organization has turned its focus toward the generation of solar energy.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of generation

creation, genesis, nascency, origination, production, rise

innovation, invention

construction, development, fabrication, formation

birth, conception

2 a group or class of things that are developed from an earlier type

The automaker is set to release the newest generation of electric vehicles.

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branch, section, sort, subclass, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, variety

bracket, category, class, classification, division, family, genus, grade, group, kind, league, order, rank(s), rubric, set, species, tier, type

3 the length of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children

She has been at the job for a generation, and is seen as a motherly figure to her younger coworkers.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of generation

age, day, epoch, era, period, time

bit, space, span, spell, stretch, while

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