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• “the beginning canto of the poem“
• “the first verse“

Synonyms

• beginning(a)
• first before anything else; the initial time; before another in time, space, or importance; prominently forward; preceding all others in time or space or degree; indicating the beginning unit in a series ; serving to set in motion; serving to begin; ranking above all others; highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; the first or highest in an ordering or series; the first element in a countable series; the time at which something is supposed to begin; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) ; an honours degree of the highest class ; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• “the beginning of the war“

• “they got an early start“
• “she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her“

Synonyms

• commencement the time at which something is supposed to begin; an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred ; the act of starting something
• first before anything else; the initial time; before another in time, space, or importance; prominently forward; preceding all others in time or space or degree; indicating the beginning unit in a series ; serving to set in motion; serving to begin; ranking above all others; highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; the first or highest in an ordering or series; the first element in a countable series; the time at which something is supposed to begin; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) ; an honours degree of the highest class ; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
• outset the time at which something is supposed to begin
• get-go the time at which something is supposed to begin
• start the beginning of anything; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); a sudden involuntary movement; the act of starting something; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game ; a signal to begin (as in a race); the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; set in motion, cause to start; leave; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; bring into being; get off the ground; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; get going or set in motion; begin or set in motion; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; play in the starting lineup ; have a beginning characterized in some specified way; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; bulge outward
• kickoff (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score ; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a start given to contestants
• starting time the time at which something is supposed to begin
• showtime the time at which something is supposed to begin
• offset compensate for or counterbalance; make up for; cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface ; create an offset in; produce by offset printing; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a compensating equivalent ; a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips ; a natural consequence of development ; a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper ; structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

• “`It was a dark and stormy night’ is a hackneyed beginning for a story“

• “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 the place where something begins, where it springs into being; properties attributable to your ancestry; an event that is a beginning; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; the source of something’s existence or from which it derives or is derived; the descendants of one individual
• root take root and begin to grow; come into existence, originate; cheer for; plant by the roots ; dig with the snout; become settled or established and stable in one’s residence or life style; cause to take roots ; (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number ; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation ; someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) ; a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes ; the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
• rootage fixedness by or as if by roots; a developed system of roots ; the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• source get (a product) from another country or business; specify the origin of; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; anything that provides inspiration for later work ; a facility where something is available ; a person who supplies information ; someone who originates or causes or initiates something; (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

• “he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations“

Synonyms

• start the beginning of anything; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); a sudden involuntary movement; the act of starting something; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game ; a signal to begin (as in a race); the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; set in motion, cause to start; leave; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; bring into being; get off the ground; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; get going or set in motion; begin or set in motion; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; play in the starting lineup ; have a beginning characterized in some specified way; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; bulge outward
• commencement the time at which something is supposed to begin; an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred ; the act of starting something