transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒenəreɪʃ(ə)n ]
( generations)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.
...the younger generation of Party members...
David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
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2.
A generation is the period of time, usually considered to be about thirty years, that it takes for children to grow up and become adults and have children of their own.
Within a generation flight has become the method used by many travellers.
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3.
You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment.
...a new generation of IBM/Apple computers.
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4.
Generation is used to indicate how long members of your family have had a particular nationality. For example, second generation means that you were born in the country you live in, but your parents were not.
...second generation Asians in Britain...
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5.
Generation is also the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water.
Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation.
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