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(dated) Synonym of Generation X
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(singular only) The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
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A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
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Someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer.
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Alternative spelling of baby boomer [A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.]
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Alternative letter-case form of digital age [The current era, characterised by the widespread and increasing use of digital technology in society.]
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(demographics) A child of a member of the post-World War II baby boom generation, born in the period extending approximately from the late 1970s or early 1980s to the mid-1990s.
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Synonym of greatest generation
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(informal) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
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(marketing, demographics, informal) Generation Alpha
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Clipping of Generation X. [(originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.]
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Alternative form of Gen-Xer. [(informal) A member of Generation X.]
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Alternative form of Gen-Xer [(informal) A member of Generation X.]
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A member of Generation Y.
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Clipping of Generation Z. [The generation of people born between the late 1990s to early 2010s, following Generation Y. Typically defined as starting with 1997 births and ending at 2012 births.]
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Alternative form of Gen-Zer. [(informal) A member of Generation Z.]
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Alternative form of Gen-Zer. [(informal) A member of Generation Z.]
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Alternative form of Gen-Zer [(informal) A member of Generation Z.]
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Alternative form of Gen-Zer [(informal) A member of Generation Z.]
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Alternative form of Gen X.
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(informal) A member of Generation X.
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Alternative form of Gen Z [Synonym of Gen-Zer]
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Alternative form of Gen-Zer [(informal) A member of Generation Z.]
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(informal) A member of Generation Z.
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A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
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(marketing, demographics) The generation following Generation Z, born between the early to mid-2010s and the mid-2020s.
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Alternative form of Facebook generation [(sociology) A demographic group that has matured using social media as their primary networking tool.]
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A disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.
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The generation of people born in the late 1950s and early 1960s, sandwiched between baby boomers and Gen-Xers.
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A demographic cohort identified in 2015, consisting of 13- to 20-year-olds who are relatively anxious, intent on being unique, and concerned about inequality.
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(originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.
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(informal) A member of Generation X.
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(informal) A notional generation or sociological group of people, especially children, who are overweight or obese.
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The generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), following Generation X.
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A member of Generation Y.
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The generation of people born between the late 1990s to early 2010s, following Generation Y. Typically defined as starting with 1997 births and ending at 2012 births.
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(informal) A member of Generation Z.
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(in combination) A member of a specified generation.
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The generation of people who came of age during the Great Depression and went on to fight in World War II, especially those born from the early 1900s to late 1920s.
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The generation that came of age during World War I.
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A generation concerned solely with themselves.
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(countable, demography) A demographic or cohort similar to a generation but covering a shorter timespan.
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(demographics, often capitalized) A person from the generation born from around the early 1980s to the mid 1990s; individuals who reached adulthood early in the 3rd millennium, CE
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(social commentary) The Noughties generation of Web-savvy youngsters who conduct a significant proportion of their socialising via Internet media such as instant messaging clients and social networking sites.
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The generation that came of age watching MTV in the late 20th century.
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The succeeding generation.
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(informal) next-generation
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Alternative form of next-gen [(informal) next-generation]
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The generation that came of age playing Nintendo video games in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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The generation of people who are the children of baby boomers, whose lifestyle is governed by the fact that they must simultaneously care for the needs of their children and their own elderly parents.
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The generation of people born from the late 1920s to the early 1940s.
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Reminiscent of the 1960s.
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The generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, viewed as being hypersensitive and needlessly treated as special compared with previous generations.
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(Singapore, Taiwan) The generation born in the 1980s, characterised as effete and unable to cope with hard work and the pressures of modern life.
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A generation that belongs to another generation.
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(dated, sometimes capitalized) A member of the 13th Gen; a Gen-Xer.
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The generation of people who emigrated from the West Indies to Great Britain after the Second World War
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Synonym of greatest generation
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Alternative form of World War III [A hypothetical world war following World War II.]
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Alternative form of Generation X [(originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.]
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(informal) A person born late in Generation X or early for millennials, i.e. some time in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
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Ellipsis of Gen-Xer.; a member of Generation X. [(informal) A member of Generation X.]
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A member of Generation Z.
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A person born on the cusp between the Millennials/Generation Y and Generation Z. Sources cite birth years from the early 1990s through the early 2000s for this cohort. They are cultural hybrids of both generations.
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A member of Generation Z.
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