beginning (n)

n05868051

type n
lex_filenum 09
def the first part or section of something
examples `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
Outgoing links
Hypernym part, section, division
Derivationally related form beginning → begin
Antonym beginning → middle; beginning → end
Incoming links
Hyponym part, section, division
Antonym middle → beginning; end → beginning
Derivationally related form begin → beginning

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