GDict

generational

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adj
  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.informalnot-comparable

  3. 3

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

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