generation
Meaning of generation
- all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
one of his generation's finest songwriters
- the production or creation of something.
methods of electricity generation
the generation of wealth
Middle English: via Old French from Latin generatio(n- ), from the verb generare (see generate).
Information about generation
- It is a name.
- The plural form of generation is: generations.
- Languages in which generation is used:
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Hyphenation of generation
gen-er-a-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- generation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
generation synonyms
Meaning coevals:
Meaning genesis:
Meaning multiplication:
Meaning the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed:
Meaning a group of people with a common statistical characteristic:
Meaning the action or process of bringing something into existence:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning the action of causing something:
Meaning the process of making or producing something:
Meaning cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition):
Meaning (of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs:
Meaning the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured:
Meaning the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual:
Meaning the beginning or creation of something:
Meaning the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity:
Meaning cause (something):
Meaning the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something:
Meaning small sticks or twigs used for lighting fires:
Meaning (of an event, circumstance, etc.) causing a particular action, process, or situation to happen:
Meaning the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
generation antonyms
Meaning the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired:
Translation of generation
- Italian: generazione, creazione
- German: Erzeugung, Generation
- Spanish: generación
- French: création, génération
- Portuguese: geração
Anagrams of generation
Words that rhyme with generation
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