generation

noun

1.
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
Derived from:
generational
2.
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
3.
the normal time between successive generations
4.
a stage of technological development or innovation
6.
the production of heat or electricity
Derived from:
generate
7.
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Derived from:
generate