Definitions for generations
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1. generations(Noun)

   Plural of generation.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'generations' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4228

Anagrams for generations »

1. nitrogenase

2. renegations

How to pronounce generations?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of generations in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of generations in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of generations in a Sentence

1. De Vos:

   It takes a few generations and iterations for that cost curve to come down, it could be a five- to 10-year process.

2. Tommy Clack:

   We want future generations to understand the cost of freedom because freedom is not free, the younger generation needs to grasp the reality that there is a world out there that wants to do them harm. And I hope that this May 30th everyone takes a moment to say thank you for that sacrifice.

3. Larry Rosen:

   Today’s high schoolers are straddling two generations — the ‘iGeneration’ of the ‘90s, who regularly used individualized devices, and the ‘Generation C’— C is for ‘Connected.’ They are online and tuned in to their social groups 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

4. Barack Obama:

   If all of America is joining around this critical project, then we can have confidence that we're doing right by future generations and passing onto our kids all the blessings that we've received.

5. Peter Cole:

   I wanted to come today, to stand in solidarity with Professor Peter Cole and Marko Stepanov, who have been on hunger strike for three weeks, asking our government and all political parties for stronger commitments for the climate, these 76 and 67 year old grandfathers – and hundreds of other hunger strikers around the world – feel so desperate about the climate crisis that they risk damaging their own health on behalf of younger generations.

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