Generation and Origin

Generation

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

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

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Generation and origin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Origin".

human	human generation	human origin
natural	natural generation	natural origin
original	original generation	original origin
true	true generation	true origin
Other adjectives: single, actual, ultimate, new, possible, classic, different, comic, recent, previous, modern.

Wally's got one of the least complicated origin stories of his generation of superheroes — he got superpowers, and decided he'd use them to help people.

Source: Neutral Good
Bernard Werber's "Le papillon des étoiles" (in English, Star Butterfly) focuses on a generation ship that, over time, forgets its original purpose and origin.

Source: Generation Ships aka: Generation Ship
The previous generation (the first game and its expansions) instead uses a Ten-Second Flashlight, which only flickers lightly when the Point Man and the Sergeant receive an "unknown origin" radio signal and, in the expansions, may be shut off entirely during paranormal setpieces.

Source: Infinite Flashlight

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