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generation
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman generacioun, Middle French generacion, and their source, Latin gener?ti?, from gener?re, present active infinitive of gener? (“to beget, generate”). Compare generate.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d???n???e???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: gen?er?a?tion
Noun
generation (countable and uncountable, plural generations)
- The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
- 1832, Charles Lyell, Principles of Geology, II:
- The generation of peat, when not completely under water, is confined to moist situations.
- 1832, Charles Lyell, Principles of Geology, II:
- The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation. [from 14th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.10:
- So all things else, that nourish vitall blood, / Soone as with fury thou doest them inspire, / In generation seek to quench their inward fire.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum:
- Generation by Copulation (certainly) extendeth not to Plants.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.10:
- (now US, dialectal) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, First Folio 1623, I.3:
- Thy Mothers of my generation: what's she, if I be a Dogge?
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, First Folio 1623, I.3:
- A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]
- This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1
- Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations - Baruch 6:3
- All generations and ages of the Christian church - Richard Hooker
- (obsolete) Descendants, progeny; offspring. [15th-19th c.]
- The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time. [from 17th c.]
- A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology. [from 20th c.]
- 2009, Paul Deital, Harvey Deital and Abbey Deital, iPhone for Programmers:
- The first-generation iPhone was released in June 2007 and was an instant blockbuster success.
- 2009, Paul Deital, Harvey Deital and Abbey Deital, iPhone for Programmers:
- (geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
- the generation of a line or curve
- A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
- Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.
- A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions.
- People sometimes dispute which generation of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation.
- (television) A copy of a recording made from an earlier copy and thus further degraded in quality.
- 2014, K. G. Jackson, G. B. Townsend, TV & Video Engineer's Reference Book
- With one-inch C format or half-inch Betacam used in the component mode, quality loss through additional generations is not such a problem. In this situation, it would be usual to make the necessary alterations while re-recording onto a third generation master […]
- 2002, Keith Jack, Vladimir Tsatsoulin, Dictionary of Video and Television Technology (page 131)
- Each generation away from the original or master produces increased degradation in the image quality.
- 2014, K. G. Jackson, G. B. Townsend, TV & Video Engineer's Reference Book
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- first-generation
- generationer
- second-generation
- generation gap
- generation loss
Related terms
- generate
Translations
Further reading
- generation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- generation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "generation" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 140.
Anagrams
- renegation
Danish
Noun
generation c (singular definite generationen, plural indefinite generationer)
- generation (organisms or devices born or designed at the same time)
Declension
Further reading
- “generation” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “generation” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin generatio.
Noun
generation f (plural generations)
- generation (procreation; begetting)
- generation (rank or degree in genealogy)
Swedish
Noun
generation c
- a generation
Declension
Related terms
- generera
- generationsväxling
- ungdomsgeneration
References
- generation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- generation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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genital
English
Etymology
From Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gign? (“to beget, generate”); see genus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??n?t?l/, /?d??n?t?l/
Adjective
genital (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to biological reproduction.
- Of, or relating to the genitalia.
- (psychoanalysis) Of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- female genital mutilation
Noun
genital (plural genitals)
- (rare) A genital organ; the genitalia.
- 1961, The Annual Survey of Psychoanalysis:
- ( b ) the masturbation [...] served as evidence that his genital was not injured ("fixing feet")
- 1967, Ruth G. Newman, Marjorie M. Keith, The School-centered Life Space Interview, Six Papers:
- David told of his fears of castration and his concern that his genital was not as large as another boy's on the ward, and perhaps would never be.
- 2013, Susan Isaacs, Childhood and After: Some Essays and Clinical Studies, Routledge (?ISBN), page 164:
- […] the anxiety and distress that his genital was dirty, disgusting and dangerous to his mother (myself); the dread of the bad internalized penis and his own faeces and urine.
- 1961, The Annual Survey of Psychoanalysis:
Further reading
- genital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- genital in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- atingle, elating, gelatin, langite, tag line, tagline
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?eni?ta?l]
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
genital (not comparable)
- genital
Declension
Further reading
- “genital” in Duden online
Portuguese
Adjective
genital m or f (plural genitais, comparable)
- genital
Noun
genital m (plural genitais)
- (Usually plural) genital
Romanian
Etymology
From French génital, from Latin genitalis.
Adjective
genital m or n (feminine singular genital?, masculine plural genitali, feminine and neuter plural genitale)
- genital
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin genit?lis.
Adjective
genital (plural genitales)
- genital
Noun
genital m (plural genitales)
- (Usually plural) genital
References
- “genital” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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