"next generation" meaning in English

See next generation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} next generation (not comparable)
  1. Expected or intended to supersede present-day techniques. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: next generation networking
    Sense id: en-next_generation-en-adj-UGP86jx1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 25 17

Noun

Forms: next generations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} next generation (plural next generations)
  1. The succeeding generation.
    Sense id: en-next_generation-en-noun-HaHRYblG
  2. The next in line; upgrade.
    Sense id: en-next_generation-en-noun--C9Ji9-9

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for next generation meaning in English (1.2kB)

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