from generation to generation

adverb

From one generation to the next, generationally.

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Meanings

adverbfrom generation to generation (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiblicalFrom one generation to the next, generationally.

    But Iudah ſhall dwell foꝛ euer, and Ieruſalem from generation to generation.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joel 3:20, signature Ffff2, verso
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    Therefore, I say unto you concerning my servant Vinson Knight, if he will do my will let him put stock into that house for himself, and for his generation after him, from generation to generation.

    1835, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Doctrine and Covenants, 124:74

Translations

Welsh i lin o lin
  • i lin o linfrom one generation to the next
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APA

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MLA

“from generation to generation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20generation%20to%20generation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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