ETYM Latin adventus, from advenire, adventum: cf. French avent. Related to Advene.
Esp. of something momentous; SYN. coming.
Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
1. The act of starting something; SYN. start, commencement.
2. The event consisting of the start of something.
3. The first part or section of something.
4. The place where something begins, where it springs into being; SYN. origin, root, source.
5. The time at which something begins; SYN. commencement, first, outset, start, kickoff, starting time, offset.
1. An opening time period.
2. The earliest period; SYN. morning.
3. The first light of day; SYN. dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow.
ETYM Latin inceptio, from incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. Related to Capable.
Beginning; commencement; initiation.
ETYM Old Eng. stert a tail, as. steort; akin to lg. stert, steert, Dutch staart, German sterz, Icel. stertr, Dan. stiert, Swed. stjert. Related to Stark naked, under Stark, Start.
1. A turn to be in a game at the beginning; SYN. starting.
2. Advantage gained by an early start as in a race; SYN. head start.
3. The beginning of anything.