Definition of 'beginning'

See also: begin 

Noun

1. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
      Antonyms: ending conclusion finish
2. 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"
      Synonyms: commencement first outset get-go start kickoff starting time showtime offset
      Antonyms: middle end ending
3. the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
      Antonyms: middle end
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"
      Synonyms: origin root rootage source
5. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
      Synonyms: start commencement
      Antonyms: finish finishing

Adjective

1. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
      Synonyms: first

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