"generation" meaning in Englisch

See generation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˌd͡ʒenəˈreɪʃən, ˌd͡ʒenəˈreɪʃəns Audio: en-us-generation.ogg , En-us-generations.ogg Forms: the generation [singular], the generations [plural]
Etymology: von dem lateinischen Substantiv generatio, onis ^(→ la), dies über das Verb generare aus genus ^(→ la)
  1. Generation
    Sense id: de-generation-en-noun-QFNt2KDi
  2. Generation (Entwicklungsstufe, Version) Tags: figurative
    Sense id: de-generation-en-noun-FVVMb6xW
  3. Generierung
    Sense id: de-generation-en-noun-juJZYDJt
  4. Erzeugung; Schaffung
    Sense id: de-generation-en-noun-~s-DPFQr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Computer, von Bildern: Generierung): Bildgenerierung [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Erzeugung von Strom oder Energie): Stromerzeugung [feminine] (Deutsch), Energieerzeugung [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Menschen eines Alters in einer Gesellschaft: Generation): Generation [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (von neuen technischen Gerätschaften): Generation [feminine] (Deutsch)
Categories (other): Anagramm sortiert (Englisch), Englisch, Roter Audiolink, Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Substantiv (Englisch), Wiktionary:Audio-Datei, Siehe auch, Übersetzungen (Latein) Derived forms: generational, generation gap, Stolen Generation, Beat Generation, Lost Generation, Greatest Generation, Silent Generation, baby boom generation, generation X, generation Y, generation Z, equivocal generation

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Stolen Generation"
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      "word": "Beat Generation"
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      "word": "Lost Generation"
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    {
      "word": "Greatest Generation"
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    {
      "word": "Silent Generation"
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