intergenerational
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of intergenerational
First recorded in 1970–75; inter- + generation + -al 1
Example Sentences
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By now, board games were a nostalgia lifeline, an intergenerational pastime that brought people together and reminded them of times before the war.
Various proposals to reverse those measures have kicked up a ruckus in Berlin, in recent months, as an overdue argument about intergenerational fairness is getting some air.
That is where the real threat to intergenerational harmony lies.
Trauma among Gaza’s children has intergenerational implications that extend beyond individual suffering.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet with “Luther,” which prominently samples Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s rendition of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “If This World Were Mine,” Lamar and SZA have precisely the kind of intergenerational hit that Grammy voters love.
From Los Angeles Times
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