"beginnings" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-beginnings.ogg [US] Forms: beginning [singular], beginnings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|beginning}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The beginnings of something are its early stages or first signs, before it gets bigger or more important.
    Sense id: simple-beginnings-en-noun-98uwyTTp
  2. The plural form of beginning; more than one (kind of) beginning.
    Sense id: simple-beginnings-en-noun-xUsDNsW1 Categories (other): Plurals
     
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