generazione

Definitions of generazione
  1. noun
    the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
    synonyms: moltiplicazione, proliferazione
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    types:
    biogenesi
    the production of living organisms from other living organisms
    type of:
    procreazione
    the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
  2. noun
    people descended from a common ancestor
    synonyms: ascendenza, casata, ceppo, famiglia, genia, gente, lignaggio, nascita, progenie, prosapia, razza, schiatta, stipite, stirpe
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    types:
    casa, casa regnante, dinastia
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    gente, stirpe
    family based on male descent
    famiglia reale, reali
    royal persons collectively
    type of:
    linea, pedigree
    the descendants of one individual
  3. noun
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
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    type of:
    affollamento, folla, gente, moltitudine, popolo
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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