generation vs beginning

beginning vs generation

generation and beginning both are nouns.

generation is not an adjective while beginning is an adjective.

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

As nouns, beginning is a hypernym of generation; that is, beginning is a word with a broader meaning than generation:

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

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

generation (adjective)	beginning (adjective)
	serving to begin

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