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(adj) first
serving to begin
the beginning canto of the poem; the first verse
(noun) start, commencement
the act of starting something
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
(noun) root, rootage, source, origin
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
(noun) start, starting time, showtime, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first
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