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generation, descendants, offspring, descended

Auslan SignbankDictionarygeneration1a

In English: descended from

Where it’s usedeverywhere used across Australia From Find Sign · #everywhere Western Australia used in Western Australia From Find Sign · #wa Northern Territory used in the Northern Territory From Find Sign · #nt South Australia used in South Australia From Find Sign · #sa Queensland used in Queensland From Find Sign · #qld New South Wales used in New South Wales From Find Sign · #nsw ACT used in the Australian Capital Territory From Find Sign · #act Victoria used in Victoria From Find Sign · #vic Tasmania used in Tasmania From Find Sign · #tas Formdominant hand only made with the dominant hand only From Auslan Signbank · #phonology.dominant-hand-only double handed made with both hands From Auslan Signbank · #phonology.double-handed
As a Noun: 1. The period of time, usually considered to be about thirty years, that it takes for children to grow up and become adults and have children of their own. English = generation. 2. All the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on of any particular couple or community of people. English = descendants. 3. The children or grandchildren of a particular couple. English = offspring. 4. A sequence of events that come one after the other in time towards the present. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren etc, of a particular couple or community. English = (be) descended from. 2. To move from the past to the present. 3. Of events, to happen one after the other in time towards the present.