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beginning

(b/I/'g/I/n/I//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

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