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generationally
adverb
uk /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən.əl.i/ us /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən.əl.i/
in a way that relates to the experiences of particular generations(= all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family), or the knowledge and behaviour that older generations teach to younger ones:
These stories are passed down generationally through family folklore.
The generationally specific lifetime experiences of the older people tended to determine their character.
This neighbourhood is becoming more ethnically, economically, and even generationally diverse.
The authors of the report distinguish between generationally balanced and generationally unbalanced welfare states.
Native pronunciation norms are changing generationally, too.
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ancestral
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be in the/someone's bloodidiom
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distaff
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forebear
genealogist
genealogy
generation
heraldic
heraldically
heraldry
progenitor
run in the familyidiom
sandwich generation
successor
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