13th Gen

English

Etymology

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

13th Gen

  1. (dated) Synonym of GenerationX

See also
Timeline of generations
Generation AlphazoomerGeneration ZmillennialGeneration YMTV generationGeneration Xbaby boomerSilent Generation

References
  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.”
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