Beginning
Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.
Dedication and beginning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dedication" instead a noun "Beginning".
Dedication
Dedication noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.
Beginning and dedication are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beginning" instead a noun "Dedication".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Berrow's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic books contain some sort of dedication in the beginning of the book.
Source: Dedication -
Dedication: To actresses Lillian and Dorothy Gish (showing a still of the two at the beginning of the film).
Source: Film / Day for Night - As a anniversary video, it also has a bit at the beginning which is as much a dedication to the series, as it is to its world.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Doctor Who
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