English

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Etymology

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Coined by William Strauss and Neil Howe,[1] from being the 13th generation since American independence according to their analysis of generational cycles in the US.

Proper noun

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13th Gen

  1. (dated) Synonym of Generation X
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See also

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Timeline of generations
Generation AlphazoomerGeneration ZmillennialGeneration YMTV generationGeneration Xbaby boomerSilent GenerationG.I. Generationgreatest generation

References

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  1. ^ William Strauss, Neil Howe (1991) Generations, Quill, →ISBN, page 324:To young Americans uninterested in labels—to those who still remain what Shann Nix calls “the generation with no name”—we assign a number: thirteen.