noun /ˌʤɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
a) The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals.
, This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1
b) Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production; formation; as, the generation of sounds, of gases, of curves, etc
, Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations - Baruch 6:3
See Also: generate
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