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Meaning of Generation Y | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Generation Y.
    alt-of
  2. The generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s following Generation X.

Equivalents

Español generación Y
Français génération Y
日本語 Y世代
Português geração Y

Examples

“Life is hard for generation Y. We intern for aeons to secure an underpaid job in a shrinking market, while watching affordable housing become a rarer phenomenon than a boss who won't resent us for knowing what a meme is.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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