generation

Letters that make generation

a, o, e, g, n, r, t, i are letters that make 'generation'

Words within generation

ER, gene, gen, ti, ERA, ration, at, en, ratio, ENE, on, rat, RA, NE, Io, ion, Ra, At, Er, Ge, Ne, Ti, era are words within 'generation'

generation is a 10 letter word starting with g
generation is a 10 letter word ending with n

7 possible definitions for 'generation'

Generation as "the production of heat or electricity"

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of production.

Derivatives of generation

yield, render, generate, give, return are derivatives of 'generation'.

Example of generation used within this context

"dams were built for the generation of electricity"

Generation as "a coming into being"

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

genesis has the same meaning as generation

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of beginning.

Derivatives of generation

father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth, mother, get, sire are derivatives of 'generation'.

Generation as "all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age"

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

coevals, contemporaries have the same meaning as 'generation'

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of people.

Types of generation

youth culture, peer group are types of 'generation'.

Derivatives of generation

generational is a derivative of generation.

Generation as "the normal time between successive generations"

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of time period, period of time, period.

Example of generation used within this context

"they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

Generation as "a stage of technological development or innovation"

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of phase, stage.

Derivatives of generation

generate, bring forth, generational are derivatives of 'generation'.

Example of generation used within this context

"the third generation of computers"

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

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of biological group.

Types of generation

posterity, baby boom, baby-boom generation, generation X, gen X are types of 'generation'.

Derivatives of generation

father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth, mother, get, sire, generational are derivatives of 'generation'.

Generation as "the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production"

Under this definition, generation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

propagation, multiplication have the same meaning as 'generation'

generation as a type

'generation' can be a type of breeding, reproduction, procreation, facts of life.

Types of generation

biogenesis, biogeny are types of 'generation'.

Derivatives of generation

father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth, reproduce, propagate, mother, get, multiply, sire, breed, procreate are derivatives of 'generation'.