beginning vs generation

generation vs beginning

beginning and generation both are nouns.

beginning is an adjective but generation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beginning	Yes	Yes	No	No
generation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, generation is a hyponym of beginning; that is, generation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beginning:

beginning: the event consisting of the start of something
generation: a coming into being

Other hyponyms of beginning include casus belli, egress, emergence, issue, inception, origin, origination, genesis, ground floor, emergence, growth, outgrowth, start, conception, creation.

beginning (noun)	generation (noun)
the act of starting something	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
the first part or section of something	the production of heat or electricity
the event consisting of the start of something	a coming into being
the place where something begins, where it springs into being	group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
the time at which something is supposed to begin	all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
	the normal time between successive generations
	a stage of technological development or innovation

beginning (adjective)	generation (adjective)
serving to begin

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