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 (Strauss-Howe generational theory).

Proper noun

13th Gen

  1. (dated) Synonym of Generation X.

See also

Timeline of generations

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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