Generations
Strain and generations are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead a noun "Generations".
Strain
Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Generations and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generations" instead a noun "Strain".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The preference of dragons for virgin (not necessarily human) prey is actually explained: generations ago, the species was nearly wiped out by a strain of venereal disease that unlucky dragons contracted from eating infected animals.
Source: Virgin Sacrifice
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Strain and Generations. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/generations/strain
Generations & Strain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/generations/strain>.
Strain or Generations. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/generations/strain.
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