generational

adj

Etymology

From generation + -al.

  1. derived from generātiō
  2. derived from generacion
  3. derived from generacioun
  4. inherited from generacioun
  5. suffixed as generational — “generation + -al

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.

    • The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.
  2. Exceptional

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

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA