definition of
beginning

[1] #1 beginning n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war". wn

[2] #2 beginning n. [commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset] 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". wn

[3] #3 beginning n. the first part or section of something; "'It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story". wn

[4] #4 beginning n. [origin, root, rootage, source] 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". wn

[5] #5 beginning n. [start, commencement] the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations". wn