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单词 generationally
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generationallyadv.

Brit. /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn̩(ə)li/, /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn̩l̩i/, /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənl̩i/, /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)nəli/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)nəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generation n., -ally suffix.
Etymology: < generation n. + -ally suffix. Compare later generational adj. 2.
With regard to a generation or generations.
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1883 Puck (N.Y.) 14 Feb. 374/3 He is debarred from the boarding-house, hoop-skirt-tomato-can-and-goat line of jokes by reason of his age, and—generationally speaking—of the old, highly-preserved and salted people for whom he writes.
1970 P. J. Greven Four Generations (1995) v. 118 Generationally, the age of marriage rose slightly for men, from an average of 26.7 years for second-generation men to an average of 27.1 years for third-generation men.
2000 Building Design 18 Feb. 10/2 In the generationally confused contemporary era, with its denim-clad wrinklies and prematurely aged toddlers, we get the jumbled periodicity that we deserve.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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