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Intergenerational

adjective / in-ter-jen-er-AY-shun-ul / Medium
Meaning

Occurring between or affecting multiple generations, especially the transmission of conditions, advantages, or disadvantages from parents to children

Origin / Etymology

Latin inter (between) + generatio (generation)

Synonyms
Cross-generational Multigenerational Transgenerational
Antonyms
Intragenerational
Example Sentence
"Maternal obesity creates an intergenerational cycle where obese mothers are more likely to have both macrosomic and nutritionally deprived children."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Use in GS-1 and GS-2 answers on poverty, nutrition, social mobility, and equity. Powerful framing device for arguing that present-day policy failures compound across generations.

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