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Definition of Beginning
1. Adjective. Serving to begin. "The first verse"
2. Noun. The event consisting of the start of something. "The beginning of the war"
Specialized synonyms: Casus Belli, Egress, Emergence, Issue, Inception, Origin, Origination, Generation, Genesis, Ground Floor, Emergence, Growth, Outgrowth, Start, Conception, Creation
Derivative terms: Begin
Antonyms: Ending
3. Noun. The time at which something is supposed to begin. "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Specialized synonyms: Birth, Incipience, Incipiency, Starting Point, Terminus A Quo, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Point, Point In Time
Antonyms: End, Middle
Derivative terms: Kick Off, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start
4. Noun. The first part or section of something. "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
5. Noun. The place where something begins, where it springs into being. "Communism's Russian root"
Specialized synonyms: Derivation, Spring, Fountainhead, Head, Headspring, Headwater, Wellhead, Wellspring, Jumping-off Place, Point Of Departure, Birthplace, Cradle, Place Of Origin, Provenance, Provenience, Home, Point Source, Trail Head, Trailhead
Generic synonyms: Point
Derivative terms: Originate, Root, Root
6. Noun. The act of starting something. "He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
Generic synonyms: Change Of State
Specialized synonyms: Jumping-off Point, Point Of Departure, Springboard, Activation, Attack, Tone-beginning, Constitution, Establishment, Formation, Organisation, Organization, Debut, Entry, First Appearance, Introduction, Launching, Unveiling, Face-off, First Step, Initiative, Opening, Opening Move, Groundbreaking, Groundbreaking Ceremony, Housing Start, Icebreaker, Inauguration, Startup, Creation, Foundation, Founding, Initiation, Innovation, Instauration, Institution, Introduction, Origination, Installation, Installing, Installment, Instalment, Jump Ball, Kickoff, Recommencement, Resumption, Scrum, Scrummage, Startup
Specialized synonyms: Creation
Derivative terms: Begin, Commence, Commence, Commence, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start
Antonyms: Finish
Definition of Beginning
1. n. 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.
Definition of Beginning
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. That which is begun; a rudiment or element. ¹
3. Noun. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. ¹
4. Noun. The initial portion of some extended thing. ¹
5. Verb. (present participle of ''begin'') ¹
6. Adjective. (informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beginning
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beginning
Literary usage of Beginning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1902)
"(4y) Serial beginning Pneumatic Tools at the Glasgow Exhibition. ... CE Uy) Serial
beginning Nov. 9,1901. Machine Tools at the Glasgow Exhibition.* Fred. ..."
2. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"I do believe as you say, that fear tends much to men's good, and to make them
right at their beginning to go on pilgrimage. CHB. Without all doubt it doth, ..."
3. Rural Development and Credit Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"The "Special Operating Loan Assistance Program" for beginning farmers and ...
This cumbersome and confusing program has not been useful to beginning farmers ..."
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