definition of
generation

[1] #1 generation n. [coevals, contemporaries] all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age. wn

[2] #2 generation n. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent. wn

[3] #3 generation n. the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade". wn

[4] #4 generation n. a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers". wn

[5] #5 generation n. [genesis] a coming into being. wn