intergenerational

[in-ter-jen-uh-rey-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or for individuals in different generations or age categories.

   intergenerational housing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intergenerational¹

First recorded in 1970–75; inter- + generation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Navaratnam-Blair calls it “intergenerational nostalgia.”

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The school had recently joined forces with The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation as part of an intergenerational stories project where students meet with older people to share tales.

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The fact that we have an estate and gift tax makes it sound like these intergenerational transfers are taxed at the donor level.

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Ahn: “At our annual picnic in L.A. State Historic Park, I had this moment looking around where I realized that Gyopo is so intergenerational. It’s not just the audience, but the members and volunteers that make it gratifying. I was just hearing babies laughing and parents and family and all the volunteers gathering together. It made my work feel gratifying.”

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In a heartwarming compilation highlighting the global and intergenerational fanbase, fans submitted clips of themselves singing their favorite “Wicked” tunes and speaking about why they love the movie and musical.

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