beginning

Definition

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.

Etymology

From Middle English biginning, beginninge, beginnunge, equivalent to begin + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "What was the beginning of the dispute?"
• "The author describes the main character’s youth at the beginning of the story."
• "That house is at the beginning of the street."

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