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start

Definition:

(nou) the beginning of anything (nou) the time at which something is supposed to begin (nou) a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) (nou) a sudden involuntary movement (nou) the act of starting something (nou) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game (nou) a signal to begin (as in a race) (nou) the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

Phonetic Transcription:

stɑːt

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The numbers are not running consecutively at the start of the article.

The new start was not promising for the British.

The leaves are beginning to fall, the flowers start to wither.

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