generation gap
noun
a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
generation gaps
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pluralof generation gap.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The miniseries, which ends with Friday’s finale, artfully bridges generation gaps, pop-culture demographics, real emotion and fabricated fantasy like nothing else out there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2021
The generation gaps are in keeping with previous polling.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2016
In China, where generation gaps are enormous, the reform cohort may be the only one that understands the thinking of both the preceding and the following generations.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 2, 2015
These lengthy generation gaps negate a long-standing rule of thumb that the larger the body of an animal, the longer its generation time—and slower its mutation rate.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 13, 2012
But one of China's distinguishing points is that there are multiple generation gaps between the era of the Cultural Revolution and proud Albanian-Chinese solidarity, and the post-Nineties teenagers snarking into their phones.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2010
