The place where something begins, where it springs into being.
of elementary education; "a basal reader"; "children in the beginning reading classes"; "the primary grades"
the first part or section of something: "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
the event consisting of the start of something: "the beginning of the war"
the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"
serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
at a first stage of development; just becoming familiar with the rudiments or skills or routines; "a beginning bodybuilder"; "a beginning reader"; "a novice cook"
the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night'' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism''s Russian root"
the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
the act of starting something
the first part or section of something
the event consisting of the start of something
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
