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Generational

adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations. not-comparable

    "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. 2
    Exceptional; the best/worst of a generation; once-in-a-generation. informal, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Very good/bad (through semantic bleaching or weakening of the above sense). not-comparable

    "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
  1. 1
    of or relating to a generation wordnet

Etymology

From generation + -al.

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