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cusper

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
  2. A person born on a day at a junction of star signs.

Examples

“Millennial cusper”
“When the younger of their two overlapping generations feels like⟳ it's not being heard, a Cusper can provide⟳ a voice.”
“Cuspers are natural translators because they often speak⟳ the language of two generations. Sometimes we even call⟳ them generationally bilingual!”
“And if you were borm on those tricky days which fall⟳ between two signs — like⟳ 23 December, or 21 May — then you are called a ‘cusper’, a person born on the cusp of two signs, and said to partake a little bit of both.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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