the generation gap
41generation — noun 1 people/period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new, younger ▪ older ▪ The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony …
42generation lap — n. The tendency for young people to be increasingly more technically savvy than their parents or elders. Example Citation: It s not a generation gap; it s a generation lap. Gen Xers are lapping their elders in terms of their superior… …
43gap — noun 1 space between things ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, wide ▪ narrow, small, tiny VERB + GAP ▪ …
44gap — n. 1) to leave a gap 2) to bridge, close, fill a gap 3) a sorely felt, unbridgeable, wide gap 4) a communications; credibility; generation; trade gap 5) the gender gap 6) a gap between 7) a gap in * * * [gæp] close …
45Generation — For other uses, see Generation (disambiguation). Five generations of one family: in the center, a child; on the far left, her mother; on the far right, the child s grandmother; second from the left, the child s great grandmother; and second from… …
46gap — 01. There is often somewhat of a [gap] in communication between people of different generations. 02. The [gap] between the rich and the poor in this country seems to be growing due to the conservative financial policies of the current government …
47generation — n. 1) the coming, next; new; older; present; younger generation 2) future; past generations 3) a lost generation 4) (misc.) a generation gap * * * [ˌdʒenə reɪʃ(ə)n] new next older past generations …
48gap — /gæp / (say gap) noun 1. a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or the like; breach. 2. a vacant space or interval. 3. a wide divergence. 4. a deep, sloping ravine or cleft cutting a mountain ridge. 5. the difference between the standard fee… …
49The Bell Curve — For other uses, see Bell curve (disambiguation). The Bell Curve   …
50generation — n. 1 all the people born at a particular time, regarded collectively (my generation; the rising generation). 2 a single step in descent or pedigree (have known them for three generations). 3 a stage in (esp. technological) development (fourth… …
