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transgenerational

transgenerational adjective: acting across multiple generations.

Adjective

transgenerational (comparative more transgenerational, superlative most transgenerational)

  1. Acting across multiple generations
    • the support of transgenerational relationships and the repeal of age of consent laws1980 August 30, Mickey Zacuto, “Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 4

Forms of transgenerational

comparativemore transgenerational
superlativemost transgenerational

Origin of transgenerational

From trans- + generational.

Words formed from transgenerational

Questions about transgenerational

What does transgenerational mean?
Transgenerational means acting across multiple generations.
What part of speech is transgenerational?
Transgenerational is an adjective.

Words near transgenerational in the dictionary

  1. transgenderizing
  2. transgenderness
  3. transgenders
  4. transgene
  5. transgener
  6. transgenerational
  7. transgenerationality
  8. transgenerationally
  9. transgenes
  10. transgeneses
  11. transgenesis

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