generation Definition

1. The act or process of producing something, eg electricity or ideas.

Thesaurus: creation, production, genesis, formation, origination.
2. biol.
Said of living organisms: the act or process of producing offspring.
3. All the individuals produced at a particular stage in the natural descent of humans or animals.

Example: the younger generation
4. The average period between the birth of a person or animal and the birth of their offspring, which, in humans, is usually considered to be about 30 years.

Example: three generations ago
5a. A single stage in a person's descent;


Example: second-generation American
6. A computer generation.