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generationism

generationism noun: the belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation.

Noun

generationism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation.
  2. traducianism

Origin of generationism

From generation + -ism.

Questions about generationism

What does generationism mean?
Generationism means the belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation.
What part of speech is generationism?
Generationism is a noun.

Words near generationism in the dictionary

  1. generational runs
  2. generational wealth
  3. generationally
  4. generationer
  5. generationers
  6. generationism
  7. generationology
  8. generations
  9. generationwide
  10. generative
  11. generative act

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