beginning


Definition: Meaning of, beginning in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ /

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beginning beginnings
[countable usually singular]
  1. the start or first part of an event, story, period of time etc
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  2. beginnings [plural] the early signs or stages of something that later develops into something bigger or more important
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  3. the beginning of the end the time when something good starts to end
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beginning used in phrases

  • beginning rhyme (noun)
    1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
  • in the beginning (adverb)
    1. with reference to the origin or beginning
    2. before now
  • tone-beginning (noun)
    1. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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