Generation and Span

Generation

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

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Span and generation are semantically related in age topic. In some cases you can use "Span" instead a noun "Generation", when it comes to topics like period of time, era.

Nearby Words: general, generate, generator, generality, generative

Span

Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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Synonyms for Span

Generation and span are semantically related in period of time topic. Sometimes you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Span".

Nearby Word: spanned

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How words are described

full	full generation	full span
low	low generation	low span
particular	particular generation	particular span
natural	natural generation	natural span
Other adjectives: middle, certain, original, true, single, entire, massive, comic.

Both words in one sentence

Which, coupled with an Ocampan generation being about 3-4 years, means that with those numbers the entire Ocampan race should become extinct in about the life span of an average 24th century human.

Source: Writers Cannot Do Math
He has conquered seven dungeons, created his own kingdom that prospered within the span of only one generation, and is generally considered the most powerful character in the series.

Source: No Hero to His Valet
Pokémon, true to its original source, sorts the story arcs by league and generation, and some of them are long enough to span more than one season.

Source: Story Arc

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