Antonyms for generations

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jen-uh-rey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən

destruction

Definition of generations

Origin : early 14c., "body of individuals born about the same period" (usually 30 years), from Old French generacion (12c.) and directly from Latin generationem (nominative generatio) "generating, generation," noun of action from past participle stem of generare "bring forth" (see genus). Meanings "act or process of procreation," "process of being formed," "offspring of the same parent" are late 14c.
Generation gap first recorded 1967; generation x is 1991, from Douglas Coupland book of that name; generation y attested by 1994. Related: Generational. Adjectival phrase first-generation, second-generation, etc. with reference to U.S. immigrants is from 1896.

noun creation, production
noun era; age group

Example sentences :

To all the generations before our own matter was a sheer and positive density.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Bitterly he recalled the stain upon his family in generations gone by.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Every one on 'em's took back as much as three generations for their noses an' tempers.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

But the accumulated weight of generations of broken law is on our heads.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

On his father's side a pedigree of three generations can be traced.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

In neither his father nor his mother was there any weakness, nor in the generations before them.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Generation by generation, down all the generations, had this fear of the Wild been stamped into their natures.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Sell this farm, an' it's been in our family these generations past!
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

And one of the two processes or generations is visible—for surely the act of dying is visible?
Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato

It will take us two generations to do it, my boy, but we'll alter the history of England.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for generations

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