Generation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˌɛnəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˌɛnəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
the third generation of computers
dams were built for the generation of electricity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

propagation genesis contemporaries coevals multiplication

Parts of Speech

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 “they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade”
noun	a stage of technological development or innovation “the third generation of computers”
noun	a coming into being
noun	the production of heat or electricity “dams were built for the generation of electricity”
noun	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Word Forms

generational	adjective	of or relating to a generation
generate	verb	make children
multiply	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
propagate	verb	transmit from one generation to the next

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

génération

toutes les personnes vivant à la même époque ou approximativement du même âge

🇪🇸Spanish

generación

todas las personas que viven al mismo tiempo o tienen aproximadamente la misma edad

🇮🇹Italian

generazione

tutte le persone che vivono nello stesso periodo o hanno all’incirca la stessa età

🇳🇱Dutch

generatie

alle mensen die in dezelfde tijd leven of ongeveer dezelfde leeftijd hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

geração

todas as pessoas que vivem na mesma época ou têm aproximadamente a mesma idade

🇷🇺Russian

поколение

все люди, живущие в одно и то же время или примерно одного возраста

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीढ़ी

एक ही समय में रहने वाले या लगभग एक ही उम्र के सभी लोग

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রজন্ম

একই সময়ে বা প্রায় একই বয়সে বসবাসকারী সকল মানুষ

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைமுறை

ஒரே நேரத்தில் அல்லது ஏறக்குறைய ஒரே வயதில் வாழும் அனைத்து மக்களும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తరం

ఒకే సమయంలో లేదా దాదాపు ఒకే వయస్సులో నివసించే ప్రజలందరూ

🇮🇳Marathi

पिढी

सर्व लोक एकाच वेळी किंवा अंदाजे एकाच वयात राहणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેઢી

એક જ સમયે અથવા લગભગ સમાન વયના રહેતા તમામ લોકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀಳಿಗೆ

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರು ಒಂದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಸುಮಾರು ಒಂದೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನವರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലമുറ

ഒരേ സമയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏകദേശം ഒരേ പ്രായത്തിലുള്ള എല്ലാ ആളുകളും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ

ਇੱਕੋ ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਲਗਭਗ ਇੱਕੋ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

نسل

ایک ہی وقت میں یا تقریباً ایک ہی عمر کے رہنے والے تمام لوگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一代

所有生活在同一时间或年龄大致相同的人

🇯🇵Japanese

世代

同じ時代に住んでいる、またはほぼ同じ年齢のすべての人々

🇰🇷Korean

세대

같은 시간 또는 거의 같은 나이에 살고 있는 모든 사람들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thế hệ

tất cả những người sống cùng một thời điểm hoặc ở cùng độ tuổi

🇹🇭Thai

รุ่น

ทุกคนที่อาศัยอยู่ในช่วงเวลาเดียวกันหรืออายุใกล้เคียงกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

generasi

semua orang yang hidup pada waktu yang sama atau kira-kira pada usia yang sama

🇵🇭Filipino

henerasyon

lahat ng mga taong nabubuhay sa parehong oras o humigit-kumulang sa parehong edad

🇲🇾Malay

generasi

semua orang yang hidup pada masa yang sama atau lebih kurang umur yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جيل

جميع الأشخاص الذين يعيشون في نفس الوقت أو في نفس العمر تقريبًا

🇮🇷Persian

نسل

همه افرادی که در یک زمان یا تقریباً در یک سن زندگی می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

nesil

aynı anda veya yaklaşık olarak aynı yaşta yaşayan tüm insanlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹר

כל האנשים החיים באותו זמן או בני אותו גיל בערך

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