multigenerational

[muhl-tee-jen-uh-rey-shuh-nl, muhl-tahy-]

adjective

1. of or relating to several generations, as of a family, or society.

   a multigenerational novel covering 300 years.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multigenerational¹

multi- + generation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

When ArtCenter College students were tasked with designing sustainable dwellings that could resist both fire and earthquake damage, they homed in on prefabrication, multigenerational housing, ADUs and experimenting with materials.

From Los Angeles Times

The multigenerational drama premiered in 2022 and tracks Belly's love triangle with the two brothers.

From BBC

They also trusted her vision for adapting her books into a multigenerational ensemble drama and granted her a sizable music budget that would make the show’s starry soundtrack either a launchpad to or a return to the charts.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, with its murals and multigenerational families, has become the proving ground for fear politics.

From Los Angeles Times

For decades, these newly immigrated workers would be segregated into the neighborhoods surrounding the smokestack, he added, leading to the growth of a large multigenerational Mexican community.

From Los Angeles Times