generacioun
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Alternate generation — Generation Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generation — Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production; formation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spontaneous generation — Generation Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generation — generational, adj. generationally, adv. /jen euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation. 2. the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period … Universalium
generation — [jen΄ər ā′shən] n. [ME generacioun < OFr generacion < L generatio < generatus: see GENERATE] 1. the act or process of producing offspring; procreation 2. a bringing into being; production 3. a single stage or degree in the succession of… … English World dictionary
