Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.
Usage- not-comparable
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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.
Exceptional; the best/worst of a generation; once-in-a-generation.
Usage- Informal
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Very good/bad (through semantic bleaching or weakening of the above sense).
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Mr Musk’s actions are worrying shareholders – a gesture he referred to as a “Roman salute” has not gone down well in Europe. In a recent survey of over 100,000 Germans, 94pc said they would never purchase a Tesla, while sales in their country were down 62pc during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year before. … Gen Z investors on social media refer to errors like this as “a generational fumble”.
Adjective
of or relating to a generation