See beginning in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
beginning birth dawn genesis nascence rise
These nouns denote the initial stage of a developmental process: the beginning of a new era in technology; the birth of generative grammar; the dawn of civilization; the genesis of quantum mechanics; the nascence of classical sculpture; the rise and decline of an ancient city-state.
Antonym: end
See beginning in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:
commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination, start. (Informal) kickoff. See startThe initial stage of a developmental process:
birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring, start. See startA point of origination:
derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root1, rootstock, source, spring, well1. See start
adjective
Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:
inceptive, incipient, initial, initiatory, introductory, leadoff. See startAt or near the start of a period, development, or series:
early, first, initial. See startOf or treating the most basic aspects:
basal, basic, elementary, rudimental, rudimentary. See simple, start
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