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noun the event consisting of the start of something
noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
noun the first part or section of something
originFrom Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing.
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