beginnings

1. the event consisting of the start of somethingExamples: "the beginning of the war"Synonyms: beginningAntonyms: ending

2. the time at which something is supposed to beginExamples: "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtimeAntonyms: end, middle

3. the first part or section of somethingExamples: "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"Synonyms: beginningAntonyms: end, middle

4. the place where something begins, where it springs into beingExamples: "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"Synonyms: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

5. the act of starting somethingExamples: "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"Synonyms: beginning, commencement, startAntonyms: finish