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The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition
The early stage in the development or growth of something
(commonly "beginnings") One's background or early years
(usually in plural form "makings") The essential qualities needed for something
Basic principles
(roots) One's family, ethnic, or cultural origins
Starting point
Plural for the point in time or space at which something begins
“For working teachers, like myself, Labor Day also brings the beginning of the school year.”
(commonly "beginnings") Plural for the origins of a person or object
“The beginning of Kekulé's discovery of the structure of benzene was during a dream.”
Plural for the initial portion of a speech or literary work
“She thanked her parents at the beginning of her acceptance speech.”
Plural for the initial portion of some extended and physical thing
“That house is at the beginning of the street.”
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