intergenerational

adjective

Between or across generations.

“intergenerational justice”

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English generation ← Middle English generacioun →
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Meanings

adjectiveintergenerational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween or across generations.

    intergenerational justice

    1 more example

    In nearly 300 pages, the book delves into the history of white supremacy and racist systems that have led to intergenerational Black fatigue.

    2021 May 19, Donna M. Owens, “Microaggressions and straight-up racism are exhausting Black people”, in Racial Reckoning, NBC News, retrieved 05 May 2025

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Italic*genos
  10. Latingenus
  11. Latingenerō
  12. Latingenerātiō
  13. Old Frenchgeneracion
  14. Latingenerātiō
  15. Middle Englishgeneracioun
  16. Englishgeneration
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishintergenerational

From inter- + generation + -al.

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Translations

Catalan intergeneracional
  • intergeneracionalbetween or across generations
Chinese Mandarin 代際 /代际, 代間 /代间
  • 代際 /代际 (dàijì)between or across generations
  • 代間 /代间 (dàijiān)between or across generations
  • 世代間的 /世代间的 (shìdài jiān de)between or across generations
Czech mezigenerační
  • mezigeneračníbetween or across generations
Finnish sukupolvienvälinen
  • sukupolvienvälinenbetween or across generations
French intergénérationnel
  • intergénérationnelbetween or across generations
German generationenübergreifend, generationsübergreifend
  • generationenübergreifendbetween or across generations
  • generationsübergreifendbetween or across generations
  • intergenerationellbetween or across generations
Greek διαγενεακός
  • διαγενεακός (diageneakós)between or across generations
Hebrew בֵּין דּוֹרִי
  • בֵּין דּוֹרִיbetween or across generations
Hungarian intergenerációs, generációk/nemzedékek közötti
  • intergenerációsbetween or across generations
  • generációk/nemzedékek közöttibetween or across generations
Italian intergenerazionale
  • intergenerazionalebetween or across generations
Polish międzypokoleniowy
  • międzypokoleniowybetween or across generations
Portuguese intergeracional
  • intergeracionalbetween or across generations
Russian межпоколе́нческий
  • межпоколе́нческий (mežpokolénčeskij)between or across generations
Spanish intergeneracional
  • intergeneracionalbetween or across generations
Ukrainian міжпоколі́нний
  • міжпоколі́нний (mižpokolínnyj)between or across generations
Cite this entry
APA

intergenerational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intergenerational

MLA

“intergenerational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intergenerational. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intergenerational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intergenerational.

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