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beginning vs jumping-off place

jumping-off place vs beginning

beginning and jumping-off place both are nouns.

beginning is an adjective but jumping-off place is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beginning Yes Yes No No
jumping-off place Yes No No No
As nouns, jumping-off place is a hyponym of beginning; that is, jumping-off place is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beginning:
  • beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  • jumping-off place: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
beginning (noun) jumping-off place (noun)
the act of starting something a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
the first part or section of something
the event consisting of the start of something
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the time at which something is supposed to begin
beginning (adjective) jumping-off place (adjective)
serving to begin
Difference between beginning and jumping-off place

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