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n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, creation, instauration

n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

childbirth, childbearing

n. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

birth, nativity, nascency, nascence

n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

morning, dawn

n. the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

advent, coming

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, instauration

n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

entry, launching, debut, unveiling, introduction, first appearance

n. the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"

outbreak

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

onset, oncoming

n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

generation

n. the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

kickoff, beginning, start, commencement, first, offset, outset, starting time

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

creation

n. the human act of creating

infancy, babyhood, early childhood

n. the early stage of growth or development

birth

n. the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

morning, dawn, sunrise, aurora, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow, first light, break of the day, break of day

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

production

n. the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

settlement, colonization, colonisation

n. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

subsidence, settling, subsiding

n. a gradual sinking to a lower level

provision, providing, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

giving, gift

n. the act of giving

conclusion, ending

n. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

finish, close

n. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

n. a concluding action

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