RhymeZone: beginning definitions

Definitions of beginning:

noun: the act of starting something
Example: "He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
noun: the first part or section of something
Example: "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
noun: the event consisting of the start of something
Example: "The beginning of the war"
noun: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Example: "The Italian beginning of the Renaissance"
noun: the time at which something is supposed to begin