Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: generation
IPA transcription: [dʒ,ɛnɚ'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of generation
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: coevals, contemporaries, generation
    Meaning: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
  • Synonyms: generation
    Meaning: group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
  • Synonyms: generation
    Meaning: the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
Usage examples
  • "What's a generation?"
  • "To expect intelligence of this generation!"
  • The third reason is from generation and corruption.
  • From The Exodus Out Of Egypt, To The Rejection Of That Generation.
  • It was evident that the generation to which Peter Rugg belonged had passed away.
  • One can do a lot with a title even without money, and Lucy was wise in her generation.
  • In such a moment he only remembered that Tode was a white man, and of his own generation.
  • For what is the loudest praise of posterity to the quietest love of one's own generation?
  • Nor has the martial spirit deserted the descendants of the Wolfes in the generation now alive.
  • The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording David Orazietti, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Zelda Fitzgerald, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hong Kong action cinema, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Greek mythology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Star Trek, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth I of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording NeXT, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pierre Trudeau, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kevin Bowyer, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mitochondrial Eve, License CC BY-SA 4.0