beginning (n)
start (n)
commencement (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of starting something
examples he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Outgoing links
Hypernym change of state
Derivationally related form commencement → commence; commencement → commence
Derivationally related form commencement → commence
Derivationally related form start → start; start → start; start → start
Derivationally related form start → start; start → start; start → start
Derivationally related form start → start; start → start
Derivationally related form start → start
Antonym start → finish
Derivationally related form beginning → begin
Hyponym springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure; activation; attack, tone-beginning; constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation; introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry; face-off; first step, initiative, opening move, opening; groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony; housing start; icebreaker; inauguration, startup; initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration; installation, installing, installment, instalment; jump ball; kickoff; resumption, recommencement; scrum, scrummage; startup
Instance Hyponym Creation
Incoming links
Hyponym change of state
Antonym finish → start
Hypernym springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure; activation; attack, tone-beginning; constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation; introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry; face-off; first step, initiative, opening move, opening; groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony; housing start; icebreaker; inauguration, startup; initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration; installation, installing, installment, instalment; jump ball; kickoff; resumption, recommencement; scrum, scrummage; startup
Instance Hypernym Creation
Derivationally related form commence → commencement
Derivationally related form start → start
Derivationally related form begin → beginning
Derivationally related form commence → commencement; commence → commencement
Derivationally related form start → start; start → start
Derivationally related form start → start; start → start; start → start
Derivationally related form start → start; start → start; start → start

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