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undergeneration

undergeneration noun: the generation of too little or too few of something; underproduction.

Noun

undergeneration (uncountable)

  1. The generation of too little or too few of something; underproduction.
  2. The act of undergenerating.

Origin of undergeneration

From under- + generation.

Questions about undergeneration

What does undergeneration mean?
Undergeneration means the generation of too little or too few of something; underproduction.
What part of speech is undergeneration?
Undergeneration is a noun.

Words near undergeneration in the dictionary

  1. undergenerals
  2. undergenerate
  3. undergenerated
  4. undergenerates
  5. undergenerating
  6. undergeneration
  7. underget
  8. undergets
  9. undergetting
  10. undergird
  11. undergirded

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