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generation

generation

Meaning of generation

age group

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British English/ˌdʒɛn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
American English/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
Russian transcription[pəkɐˈlʲenʲɪje]
generation
generation - поколение
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generation usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Каждое поколение приносит свои идеи на семейное Рождество.

Every generation brings new ideas to our family Christmas.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Моё поколение ведёт альбом с фотографиями каждого празднования Нового года.

My generation keeps a photo album of every New Year celebration.

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generation belongs to the topic "Family Holidays and Traditions". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

generationпоколение
familyсемья
parentsродители
momмама
dadпапа
childребёнок
childrenдети

generation synonyms

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What's the difference between generation / era / age / contemporaries

🇬🇧English
generation

identical term — people born around the same time or a cycle/iteration in technology/culture

B2Very Often

This generation grew up with smartphones.

Это поколение выросло с смартфонами.

🇬🇧English

a long period characterized by particular events or features; focuses on time period rather than a group of people

B2Very Often

The Victorian era changed social customs.

Викторианская эпоха изменила общественные обычаи.

🇬🇧English

can mean someone's age or a period/epoch (the Bronze Age); more ambiguous than 'generation' and often refers to time itself

B2Very Often

We live in the digital age.

Мы живём в цифровую эпоху.

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🇬🇧English
contemporaries

people who live at the same time or whose lives overlap; emphasizes simultaneity rather than a generational cohort

B2Often

Many of his contemporaries praised his work.

Многие его современники хвалили его работы.

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generation translation: поколение. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce generation

/ˌdʒɛn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

generation translation

поколение

generation examples

Every generation brings new ideas to our family Christmas.

generation transcription

/ˌdʒɛn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/, /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/

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generation meaning: what does it mean?

age group

generation pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

generation is pronounced as /ˌdʒɛn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

generation definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Every generation brings new ideas to our family Christmas. Translation: Каждое поколение приносит свои идеи на семейное Рождество.

Is generation part of Family Holidays and Traditions vocabulary?

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