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Generation Y
(Gen¦er|ation Y)
noun
the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of the baby boomers and typically perceived as increasingly familiar with digital and electronic technology.
Derivatives
Generation Yer
noun
Origin:
1990s
: after
Generation X
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