younger generation

younger generation
index children, offspring

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  • younger generation — children, the new generation …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • generation — gen‧e‧ra‧tion [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the process of producing energy or power: • the generation of electricity 2. [uncountable] COMMERCE the process of producing or increasing income, profits, sa …   Financial and business terms

  • generation gap — n. the set of differences in ideals, attitudes, experiences, etc. that exist between an older and a younger generation of people living at the same time …   English World dictionary

  • Generation gap — A generation gap is a popular term used to describe big differences between people of a younger generation and their elders. This can be defined as occurring when older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different… …   Wikipedia

  • generation — gen|e|ra|tion W2S2 [ˌdʒenəˈreıʃən] n 1.) [C also + plural verb British English] all people of about the same age ▪ Like most of my generation, I had never known a war. ▪ In my generation the divorce rate is very high. ▪ the need to preserve the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • generation */*/*/ — UK [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms generation : singular generation plural generations 1) a) [countable] a group of people in society who are born and live around the same time The site was preserved as a monument for future generations.… …   English dictionary

  • generation — gen|er|a|tion [ ,dʒenə reıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count all the members of a family who are of a similar age and whose parents are of a similar age: My mother was the only one in her generation to go to university. generation of: The novel is about… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • generation — noun 1 people/period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new, younger ▪ older ▪ The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony …   Collocations dictionary

  • Génération silencieuse — La Génération Silencieuse est une génération sociologique un terme apparu le 5 novembre 1951 en couverture du Time se référant à la génération atteignant l âge adulte à ce moment[1]. Sommaire 1 Explication 2 Bibliographie …   Wikipédia en Français

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