for generations

fɔːr ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənz

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Definition of for generations - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

long timehappening or existing through many family lifetimes

This tradition has continued for generations.
These stories have been told for generations.
The land has been in our family for generations.

for ages

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old money

inherited wealth

wealth passed down in families for many generations

age-old

adj.

tradition

existing for many generations or centuries

age-old tradition

tradition

practice or custom passed down for generations

family seat

ancestral home

large house or estate owned by a family for generations

posterity's sake

future generations

consideration for future generations' benefit or record

generativity

psychology

ability to care for younger and older generations

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French:depuis des générations, ...
German:seit Generationen, ...
Italian:da generazioni, ...
Spanish:durante generaciones, ...
Portuguese:há gerações, ...
Chinese:世世代代, ...
Japanese:何世代にもわたって, ...
Arabic:عَبْر أَجْيال, ...
Hebrew:דּוֹרוֹת עַל גַּבֵּי דּוֹרוֹת, ...
Russian:на протяжении поколений, ...
Ukrainian:протягом багатьох поколінь, ...
Hindi:कई पीढ़ियों से, ...
Bengali:অনেক প্রজন্ম ধরে, ...
Catalan:durant generacions, ...
Czech:po generace, ...
Danish:i generationer, ...
Dutch:al generaties lang, ...
Greek:εδώ και γενιές, ...
Hungarian:nemzedékeken át, ...
Khmer:អស់ជាច្រើនជំនាន់, ...
Korean:대대로, ...
Persian:نسل‌هاست, ...
Polish:od pokoleń, ...
Portuguese (BR):há gerações, ...
Romanian:de generații, ...
Swedish:i generationer, ...
Thai:มาหลายชั่วอายุคน, ...
Turkish:nesiller boyu, ...
Vietnamese:trong nhiều thế hệ, ...

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