"generational" meaning in English

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      "word": "bigenerational"
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      "word": "cross-generational"
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      "word": "extragenerational"
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      "word": "generational change"
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      "word": "generational conflict"
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      "word": "generational curse"
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      "word": "generational dynamics"
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      "word": "generational lock-in"
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      "word": "generationally"
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      "word": "generational planet"
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      "word": "generational wealth"
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      "word": "intergenerational"
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      "word": "intragenerational"
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      "word": "monogenerational"
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      "word": "multigenerational"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nongenerational"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Strauss-Howe generational theory"
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      "word": "transgenerational"
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      "word": "trigenerational"
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          "text": "The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.",
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          "text": "Mr Musk’s actions are worrying shareholders – a gesture he referred to as a “Roman salute” has not gone down well in Europe. In a recent survey of over 100,000 Germans, 94pc said they would never purchase a Tesla, while sales in their country were down 62pc during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year before. … Gen Z investors on social media refer to errors like this as “a generational fumble”.",
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