generation meaning and definition

GENERATION noun

Definition of generation (noun)

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
   • synonyms: coevals, contemporaries
2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
3. the normal time between successive generations
   • "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
4. a stage of technological development or innovation
   • "the third generation of computers"
5. a coming into being
   • synonyms: genesis
6. the production of heat or electricity
   • "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
   • synonyms: multiplication, propagation