Generationwide
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Affecting an entire generation not-comparable
"Iraq may be turning into a quagmire and civil war like Vietnam, but the current war has not inspired talk of generationwide rebellion (perhaps because there’s no draft to pit young against old) or any colorful, psychedelically defiant counterculture."
Example
More examples"Iraq may be turning into a quagmire and civil war like Vietnam, but the current war has not inspired talk of generationwide rebellion (perhaps because there’s no draft to pit young against old) or any colorful, psychedelically defiant counterculture."
Etymology
From generation + -wide.
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