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next
Adjective
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The next thing is the one after this one.
I saw her again the next day.
The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.
When this is completed, the next step will be to edit everything carefully.
She plans to leave the company in the next two years.
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The next place is the one beside, or on the other side of this one.
No, this is number 12, number 14 is the next house.
Be quiet, the children are sleeping in the next room.
next
Adverb
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After something in order.
Next, we have the 6:00 news.
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The time after this one.
The woman was next seen in the office 4 days later.
It was performed next the following year.
next
Preposition
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Beside something
She stood next to the window.
next
Determiner
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Next week, month, year, etc. is the one that follows this one.
I'll see you again next week.
generation
Noun
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A generation, is all the people or things of about the same age.
My father belonged to a generation of travellers who saw the world before there was a McDonalds on every corner.
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A generation is the average time between one when group of people were born and when their children were born, roughly 20–30 years.
During previous generations, travel was not so easy.
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A class or type of objects usually developed from an earlier type.
A new generation of personal computers is about to hit the stores.
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Generation is the creation of something, often electricity.
The increase in new power generation has not kept up with demand for electricity.
Adelaide
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noun
the state capital of South Australia
international
Adjective
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An international event, situation, idea, etc. includes two or more countries.
In soccer news, France beat Japan in international competition.
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An international student is a student from country A studying in country B.
The United States has more international students than any other country.
international
Noun
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An international is a game or contest between two or more countries.