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
noun
the production of heat or electricity
Example:
"dams were built for the generation of electricity"
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