generational

[jen-uh-ray-shuhn-uhl]

adjective

1. characteristic of or belonging to a particular generation.

2. involving comparison or confrontation between members of different generations.

3. significant or influential for a particular generation.

4. relating to or involving biological reproduction.

Example Sentences

He says he is astonished that he has been able to create what he calls “generational wealth” for his family, including from a medical-imaging business he sold in 2017 for $94 million.

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As a surf guide, he estimates that he earns twice as much as a fisherman - a generational profession in his community.

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What’s different about the spread of generational phrases now is how social media can quickly amplify them but also give them a relatively short shelf life.

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“Mask & Bone” by Jamesie Fournier is a slightly overwritten but otherwise masterly unmasking of ordinary family life that reveals ancient secrets and generational trauma of the supernatural kind.

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What awaits the American people is a generational struggle to save, rebuild and strengthen our democracy — and to inoculate it against the forces of authoritarianism.

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