Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #724 of 1319

generation (n.)

people of a similar age

Examples

  • Younger generation.

Key rules

  • A generation is people of a similar age, or the time between generations
  • The younger generation, a new generation
  • Generation is countable
💡 Tip: Describing age groups // Family history // Social change
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