greatest generation

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The generation of people who came of age during the Great Depression and went on to fight…

   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.

   • Other members of the greatest generation found their life's calling in uniform, continuing to serve in the military after the war and helping it to adapt to the changing times.
   • My dad did the things that a boy remembers. […] He also taught me that we are here for something bigger than ourselves; he lived out the responsibilities and the sacrifices of the greatest generation to whom we owe so much.
   • What we have instead is the Greatest Generation, an idea that delineates one of the most important developments in the national mythos over the last several decades.
2. 2

   Alternative letter-case form of greatest generation.

   • What we have instead is the Greatest Generation, an idea that delineates one of the most important developments in the national mythos over the last several decades.

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