next generation
Speech parts
1. next generation - Noun
2. next generation - Adjective
Meaning
The succeeding generation.
The next in line; upgrade.
next generation (not comparable)
Expected or intended to supersede present-day techniques.
Mr. Smith dominated the competition by using next generation wool-spinning machines that were 20% faster.
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next-generation
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A politician ... is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation.
In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to the next generation the skills and values of the parents, but the attempt always fails because cultural transmission is geared to learning, not DNA.
The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.
The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC.
I don't want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation.