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beginning

/ beginning /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
Opposites:
finish finishing
Type of:
change of state
Kinds of:
springboard jumping-off point point of departure activation attack
Derived:
start start up embark on commence begin
noun Sense 2
the first part or section of something
"`It was a dark and stormy night'' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
Opposites:
middle end
Type of:
part section division
Derived:
begin
noun Sense 3
the event consisting of the start of something
"the beginning of the war"
Opposites:
ending conclusion finish
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Kinds of:
casus belli emergence egress issue origin
Derived:
begin lead off start commence
noun Sense 4
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
"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"
Type of:
point
Kinds of:
derivation spring fountainhead headspring head
Derived:
root originate
noun Sense 5
the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start"
"she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Opposites:
middle end ending
Type of:
point point in time
Kinds of:
birth incipiency incipience terminus a quo starting point
Derived:
inaugurate kick off start take up start up
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
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change of state springboard jumping-off point point of departure activation attack finish finishing part section division middle