Generation Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Etymology== The word ''generate'' comes from the [[Latin]] ''generāre'', meaning "to beget".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/generate |title=Generate | Define Generate at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date=15 June 1995 |access-date=10 October 2010 |archive-date=11 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011051029/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/generate |url-status=live }}</ref> The word ''generation'' as a ''[[Cohort (statistics)|group or cohort]]'' in [[social science]] signifies the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time, most of whom are approximately the same age and have similar ideas, problems, and attitudes (e.g., [[Beat Generation]] and [[Lost Generation]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/generation|title=Definition of generation | Dictionary.com|website=www.dictionary.com|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-date=10 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010203503/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/generation|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page