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beginning
(b/I/'g/I/n/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • the event consisting of the start of something(noun.event)
    Example:
    The beginning of the war.
    Antonym:
    conclusion, ending, finish
    source: wordnet30
  • the time at which something is supposed to begin(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
    Antonym:
    end, ending
    source: wordnet30
  • the first part or section of something(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story.
    Antonym:
    end
    source: wordnet30
  • the place where something begins, where it springs into being(noun.location)
    Example:
    The Italian beginning of the Renaissance.
    Synonym:
    origin, root, rootage, source
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of starting something(noun.act)
    Example:
    He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.
    Synonym:
    commencement, start
    Antonym:
    finish, finishing
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • serving to begin(adj.all)
    Example:
    The beginning canto of the poem.
    Synonym:
    first
    source: wordnet30

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