multigenerational
Americanadjective
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of or relating to several generations, as of a family, or society.
a multigenerational novel covering 300 years.
Etymology
Origin of multigenerational
multi- + generation + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Rev. David Black leads the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago in Hyde Park, a congregation that describes itself as “progressive” with “traditional theology,” and also as multigenerational, multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Programs designed to help people get back on their feet instead became a multigenerational trap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Another multigenerational saga, spanning more than three centuries and 700 pages, this 2016 novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author tracks the deforestation of the New World over 300 years, beginning in the 17th century.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
"Biological adaptation is very slow. Longer-term genetic adaptations are multigenerational -- tens to hundreds of thousands of years," Shaw says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
The rubbish heap was still there, breeding its multigenerational population of feral dogs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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