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• gen´er|a´tion|al|ly — gen|er|a|tion|al «JEHN uh RAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with generations. –gen´er|a´tion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• gen|er|a|tion|al — «JEHN uh RAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with generations. –gen´er|a´tion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• Gen|er|a|tion Y — or Gen Y «JEHN uh RAY shuhn Y», the segment of the population born after 1976 and beginning to come of age during the 1990s, especially in the United States: »“…set out to sell cars to Generation Y, the under 25 group that marketers associate… …   Useful english dictionary

• gen|er|a|tion — «JEHN uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. all the people born in the same period of time. Your parents and their friends belong to one generation; you and your friends belong to the next generation. 2. about 20 or 30 years, or the time from the birth of one… …   Useful english dictionary

• gen|u|flec|tion — «JEHN yu FLEHK shuhn», noun. the act of bending the knee in reverence or worship …   Useful english dictionary

• gen|er|a|tion|ism — «JEHN uh RAY shuh nihz uhm», noun. Theology. the theory that the soul originates with the body in generation, and not by a distinct act of creation; traducianism …   Useful english dictionary

• in|gen´er|a´tion — in|gen|er|ate1 «adjective. ihn JEHN uhr iht; verb. ihn GEHN uh rayt», adjective, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. inborn; innate. –v.t. to generate within; engender; produce: »The Spirit of God …   Useful english dictionary

• co|gen|er|a|tion — «KOH jehn uh RAY shuhn», noun. the production of electric power, heat, and other forms of energy from the same facility: »I propose a special 10 percent tax credit for investments in cogeneration (Jimmy Carter). –co|gen´er|a´tor, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• de|gen|er|a|tion — «dih JEHN uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the process of degenerating. SYNONYM(S): deterioration. 2. a degenerate condition. SYNONYM(S): degeneracy. 3. Medicine. a deterioration in tissues or organs of the body, caused by disease, injury, etc.: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|hy|dro|gen|i|za|tion — «dee HY druh juh nuh ZAY shuhn», noun. dehydrogenation …   Useful english dictionary