la

feminine

/ʒe.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

generation

Word origin

From Latin generatio, from generare ('to bring forth'), which rests on genus ('birth, kind, race'). English 'generate' and 'genus' share the root.

Origin: Latin
Root: generatio
English cognates: generation, genus

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralgénérations

Examples

Cette .

This house has been in the family for three generations.

His generation lived through the war.

Younger generations buy fewer newspapers.

l'.

Every generation thinks it invented love.

Two generations live under the same roof.

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This word is part of lesson 41.