Generation
Generation noun - Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
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Synonyms for Generation
Year and generation are semantically related In some cases you can use "Year" instead a noun "Generation".
Year
Year noun - The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun.
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Synonyms for Year
Generation and year are semantically related in period topic. Sometimes you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Year", if it concerns topics such as crop, point in time.
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How words are described
| old | old generation | old year |
| full | full generation | full year |
| present | present generation | present year |
| future | future generation | future year |
| Other adjectives: current, original, single, entire, passing, given, past, final, worst, last, different, successive, older, previous, prior, eighth, fifth, seventh, tenth. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In perhaps a bit of irony, the Firebirds of that year/generation sold in very high numbers.
Source: Metallicar Syndrome -
The third year students use a red clip-on on their uniform since their 1st year of high school, younger students use green or blue depending on which grade/generation they belong in.
Source: Manga / ReLIFE - Ahead of the competition by a year, the first major console launch in this generation was Microsoft's Xbox 360.
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Year and Generation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/generation/year
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Year or Generation. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/generation/year.
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