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lost generation

lost gen·er·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawst, lost jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /lɔst, lɒst ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawst, lost jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /lɔst, lɒst ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of lost generation words

  • noun lost generation the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability. 1
  • noun lost generation a group of American writers of this generation, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John Dos Passos. 1
  • noun lost generation the large number of talented young men killed in World War I 0
  • noun lost generation the generation of writers, esp American authors such as Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway, active after World War I 0
  • noun lost generation The generation that came of age during World War I. 0
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Origin of lost generation

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Lost generation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lost generation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lost generation usage trend in Literature

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