Generation
Generation noun - Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
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Parentage and generation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parentage" instead a noun "Generation".
Parentage
Parentage noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Generation and parentage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Parentage".
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- In the Earth's Children series, this applies to most first generation "children of mixed spirits", the term used for those born of mixed Neanderthal (Clan) and Cro-magnon (Others) parentage.
Source: Child by Rape
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