Used in a Sentence

generational

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for generational.

Editorial note

There is a huge generational disconnect between the boomer-driven media and political establishments and the X'ers and millenials.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of generational gathered in one view.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.

adjective

Very good/bad (through semantic bleaching or weakening of the above sense).

adjective

(informal) Exceptional; the best/worst of a generation; once-in-a-generation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for generational.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.

adjective

Very good/bad (through semantic bleaching or weakening of the above sense).

adjective

(informal) Exceptional; the best/worst of a generation; once-in-a-generation.

Example sentences

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There is a huge generational disconnect between the boomer-driven media and political establishments and the X'ers and millenials.

2

Compacting generational collectors make allocation very cheap, and they make maintenance of short-lived objects very cheap.

3

It's fascinating to be able to see generational power shifts in such short cycles of time.

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The only question is how much of the generational consequences they'll live to see.

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A lot of these multi-generational swordmaking families found a market in making kitchen knives.

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I'll write a post today or tomorrow to elaborate the benefits of generational makers or experienced makers.

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At that point we don't even need to live thousands of years; we'd have a generational ship.

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A generational GC offers faster allocation times than any malloc based allocator, and the collection of the nursery generation is instantaneous in most cases.

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The solution to how we unwind multi-generational theft is an outright impossible one.

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Has it become such a generational sea change?

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This inter-generational alienation has grown for centuries.

12

Android's VM doesn't use a generational collector.

Quote examples

1

Greece doesn't have a _funded_ pension pot, they have an unfunded "generational contract" like most other countries public pension system - i.e.

2

The author is talking about organisations that entail "inter-generational communities who interact regularly and who share values and worldviews; networks of mutually supportive long-term relationships; opportunities for fellowship and social bonding; and ritual commemorations of life’s most meaningful events".

Proper noun examples

1

Generational rent-seeking can only persist for so long.

2

Generational, concurrent, real-time, whatever other clever properties: not important.

3

> Generational, concurrent, real-time, whatever other clever properties: not important.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use generational in a sentence?

There is a huge generational disconnect between the boomer-driven media and political establishments and the X'ers and millenials.

What does generational mean?

Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.

What part of speech is generational?

generational is commonly used as adjective.