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intergenerational

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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adj

Meaning 1

Between or across generations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • intergenerational justice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin generō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin generātiōbor. Old French generacionbor. ▲ Latin generātiōbor. Middle English generacioun English generation English -al English intergenerational From inter- + generation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: intergeneracional — between or across generations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代際 /代际 (dàijì) — between or across generations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代間 /代间 (dàijiān) — between or across generations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世代間的 /世代间的 (shìdài jiān de) — between or across generations
  • Czech: mezigenerační — between or across generations
  • Finnish: sukupolvienvälinen — between or across generations
  • French: intergénérationnel — between or across generations
  • Galician: interxeracional — between or across generations
  • German: generationenübergreifend — between or across generations
  • German: generationsübergreifend — between or across generations
  • German: intergenerationell — between or across generations
  • Hebrew: בֵּין דּוֹרִי — between or across generations
  • Hungarian: intergenerációs — between or across generations
  • Hungarian: generációk/nemzedékek közötti — between or across generations
  • Italian: intergenerazionale — between or across generations
  • Polish: międzypokoleniowy — between or across generations
  • Portuguese: intergeracional — between or across generations
  • Russian: межпоколе́нческий (mežpokolénčeskij) — between or across generations
  • Spanish: intergeneracional — between or across generations
  • Ukrainian: міжпоколі́нний (mižpokolínnyj) — between or across generations
Real reading context

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