generations

gen-er-a-tions · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of generation; multiple successive groups of people or stages of development.

  2. 2.

    Successive versions or developments of technology.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    for generations — for a very long time
  • •
    generations to come — future descendants

Related words

See also: ancestors, descendants, generation
Synonyms: age groups, cohorts, eras

Etymology

From Latin generatio ("breeding, generation"), with regular English plural suffix -s.