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second generation
sec·ond gen·er·a·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
1. children of immigrants: the children of immigrants
2. later stage of development: a later stage in the development of something that benefits from what was learned from the first stage of development

sec·ond-gen·er·a·tion adjective
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