beginning

²beginning

adj

Definition of BEGINNING

1

: just starting out <a beginning writer>

2

a : being first or the first part <the beginning chapters> b : introductory <beginning chemistry>

Examples of BEGINNING

1. <the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I>
2. <a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors>

First Known Use of BEGINNING

1576

Related to BEGINNING

Synonyms: preliminary, introductory, precursory, prefatory, prelim, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary

Antonyms: advanced

Related Words: introducing, prefacing, preparing, readying; premonitory, warning; basic, elementary, fundamental; ahead, early, former, preceding, previous, prior

Near Antonyms: after, behind, following, subsequent

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Rhymes with BEGINNING

blood-thinning