commencement
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the first part or section of something
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the beginning of anythingtype of:débutthe event consisting of the start of something
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the place where something begins, where it springs into beingtypes:dérivationthe source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)sourcea point at which water issues forthsourcethe source of water from which a stream arisessourcethe source of a rivertête de puitsthe source of water for a wellpoint de départa place from which an enterprise or expedition is launchedtype of:pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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the event consisting of the start of somethingsynonyms: débutantonyms:types:croissancethe gradual beginning or coming forthcréationthe event that occurred at the beginning of somethingaubethe earliest periodcauseevents that provide the generative force that is the origin of somethingcoup d'envoia start given to contestantsfécondationcreation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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the time at which something is supposed to beginsynonyms: débutantonyms:finthe point in time at which something endstypes:naissancethe time when something begins (especially life)point de départearliest limiting pointtype of:momentan instant of time
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a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprisetype of:cérémoniea formal event performed on a special occasion
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the earliest periodsynonyms: aube
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the act of starting somethingtypes:création, fondation, institutthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something newsyndicalisationact of forming labor unionscollectivisationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivismcolonisationthe act of colonizing; the establishment of coloniestype of:changement d'étatthe act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
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