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Definition of “generational”
Word Frequency
generational (ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənəl)
Definitions
adjective
- relating to a particular generation ⇒
Public opinion has changed because of generational change.
⇒People's lifestyles are usually fixed by generational habits and fashions.
- between particular generations ⇒
a generational conflict within the Asian community
⇒a generational difference
generation (ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- the act or process of bringing into being; production or reproduction, esp of offspring
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- a successive stage in natural descent of organisms: the time between when an organism comes into being and when it reproduces
- the individuals produced at each stage
- the normal or average time between two such generations of a species: about 35 years for humans
- a phase or form in the life cycle of a plant or animal characterized by a particular
type of reproduction ⇒
the gametophyte generation
- all the people of approximately the same age, esp when considered as sharing certain attitudes, etc
- production of electricity, heat, etc
- (physics) a set of nuclei formed directly from a preceding set in a chain reaction
- modifier, in combination
- belonging to a generation specified as having been born in or as having parents, grandparents,
etc, born in a given country ⇒
a third-generation American
- belonging to a specified stage of development in manufacture, usually implying improvement ⇒
a second-generation computer
- belonging to a generation specified as having been born in or as having parents, grandparents,
etc, born in a given country ⇒
Derived Forms
ˌgenerˈational adjectiveExample Sentences Including 'generational'
A number of existing parliamentary party members who are keen to seek a generational change also want him to make a challenge.Irish Times (2002)
He said on the issue of generational change, the party had seven new MPs elected to Parliament at the last election.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
He was about to correct Brahms on his generational details when a chorus of yelping coyotes erupted across the Canyon.COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
Her work is not always as light as this tale of generational attitudes.Glasgow Herald (2001)
In many cases, problems such as alcoholism, spouse abuse, child abuse, or divorce are generational.Silent Sons
She could still remember the stir the building had first caused all those years ago, the great generational battle between the artists.Dreams of Innocence
Soon he would confront the generational abyss that separated them, but by then it would be too late to turn back.Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories
The best thing about 2001 was the return of generational friction.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
The replacement of the slr, which has been the rifle of the army for three decades, implies a generational shift.India Today (1996)
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