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beginning (n.)the event consisting of the start of something;
beginning (n.)the time at which something is supposed to begin;
beginning (n.)the first part or section of something;
`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
beginning (n.)the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
beginning (n.)the act of starting something;
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations