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| 1. | [ noun ] the event consisting of the start of something | |
| Examples: | : "the beginning of the war" |
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| Related terms: | ending happening start generation origin creation emergence emergence ground_floor casus_belli begin | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the time at which something is supposed to begin | |
| Synonyms: | start outset kickoff first showtime get-go offset starting_time commencement | |
| Examples: | "they got an early start" "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
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| Related terms: | end middle point threshold birth incipiency terminus_a_quo begin begin originate inaugurate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the first part or section of something | |
| Examples: | : "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" |
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| Related terms: | end middle part begin | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] at a first stage of development; just becoming familiar with the rudiments or skills or routines | |
| Synonyms: | novice | |
| Examples: | "a beginning bodybuilder" "a beginning reader" "a novice cook" |
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| Related terms: | early | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the place where something begins, where it springs into being | |
| Synonyms: | source origin root rootage | |
| Examples: | "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance" "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation" "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River" "communism's Russian root" |
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| Related terms: | point home headwaters derivation fountainhead birthplace spring trail_head point_source jumping-off_place wellhead root | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of starting something | |
| Synonyms: | start commencement | |
| Examples: | "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
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| Related terms: | finish change_of_state constitution first_step debut installation kickoff initiation Creation inauguration resumption attack startup icebreaker housing_start face-off jumping-off_point jump_ball attack groundbreaking scrum accession occupation activation begin begin begin start originate start start begin begin | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (education) of elementary education | |
| Synonyms: | basal basic primary abecedarian | |
| Examples: | "a basal reader" "children in the beginning reading classes" "the primary grades" |
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| Related terms: | elementary | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] serving to begin | |
| Synonyms: | first | |
| Examples: | "the beginning canto of the poem" "the first verse" |
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| Related terms: | opening | |
