generation

(noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age. Synonyms: coevals, contemporaries.

(noun) group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.

(noun) the normal time between successive generations. Example: "They had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade."

(noun) a stage of technological development or innovation. Example: "The third generation of computers."

(noun) a coming into being. Synonyms: genesis.

(noun) the production of heat or electricity. Example: "Dams were built for the generation of electricity."

(noun) the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production. Synonyms: multiplication, propagation.