Duration and Generation

Duration

Duration noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.

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Generation and duration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Duration".

Generation noun - Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.

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Duration and generation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duration" instead a noun "Generation".

human	human duration	human generation
full	full duration	full generation
low	low duration	low generation
certain	certain duration	certain generation
Other adjectives: original, single, powerful, actual, entire, major, given, extra, random, different, prior.

As of Generation 6, Sand Stream no longer summons a permanent sandstorm, instead acting as a free use of the move upon switching in or gaining the ability (5 turn duration, or 8 if holding a particular item).

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The most obvious example is "Generation", which consists entirely of two notes (which are an octave apart, even!) for at least 80% of the song's duration.

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One of the advanced Dementation abilities in Vampire: The Masquerade (available only to characters of sixth generation or lower, which generally includes only NPCs and diablerists) allows the character to completely ignore an object for the duration of an encounter.

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