"Gen Z" meaning in All languages combined

See Gen Z on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛn ˈzɛd/ [Canada, General-Australian, New-Zealand, UK], /d͡ʒɛn ˈziː/ [US] Audio: En-us-Gen Z.oga [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gen Z.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -iː, -ɛd Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Gen Z}} Gen Z
  1. Clipping of Generation Z. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Generation Z Categories (topical): Generations Synonyms: Gen-Z, Gen Zed Derived forms: Gen-Zer
    Sense id: en-Gen_Z-en-name-Yox4AIqO Disambiguation of Generations: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28

Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛn ˈzɛd/ [Canada, General-Australian, New-Zealand, UK], /d͡ʒɛn ˈziː/ [US] Audio: En-us-Gen Z.oga [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gen Z.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Gen Zs [plural]
Rhymes: -iː, -ɛd Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Gen Z}} Gen Z (plural Gen Zs)
  1. Synonym of Gen-Zer Synonyms: Gen-Zer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Gen_Z-en-noun-2fFJOIKi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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