Dictionary Check: generation

"generation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

noun

group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

noun

the normal time between successive generations

Example: "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
noun

a stage of technological development or innovation

Example: "the third generation of computers"
noun

a coming into being

Synonyms:
noun

the production of heat or electricity

Example: "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

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