Main entry: beginning
Definition: the first part or section of something
Usage: `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
Antonyms: end
Definition: a final part or section
Antonyms: middle
Definition: an intermediate part or section
Main entry: beginning
Definition: the event consisting of the start of something
Usage: the beginning of the war
Antonyms: ending, finish, conclusion
Definition: event whose occurrence ends something
Main entry: start, starting time, showtime, beginning, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first
Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Usage: they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Antonyms: middle
Definition: time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Main entry: start, commencement, beginning
Definition: the act of starting something
Usage: he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Main entry: first, beginning
Definition: serving to begin
Usage: the beginning canto of the poem; the first verse