#beginning  the event consisting of the start of something: "the beginning of the war"
  exclusion:  ending
  supertype:  happening__occurrence__natural_event__naturalevent  an event that happens
  subtype:  casus_belli__casusbelli  an event used to justify starting a war
  subtype:  egress__emergence__issue  the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
     subtype:  eruption.egress  the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
     subtype:  dissilience  the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe
  subtype:  origination__origin__genesis__genesi__inception  an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
     subtype:  cause  events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
        subtype:  antecedent  a preceding occurrence or cause or event
        subtype:  aetiology__etiology  the cause of a disease
        subtype:  factor  anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
           subtype:  parameter  any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
              subtype:  subroutine_parameter
           subtype:  unknown_quantity__unknownquantity  a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent; "I don't know what the new man will do; he's still an unknown quantity"
           subtype:  releasing_factor__releasingfactor__releasing_hormone__releasinghormone__RF  a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
              subtype:  growth_hormone-releasing_factor__GHRF  a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
           subtype:  intrinsic_factor__intrinsicfactor  a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12; "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia"
           subtype:  human_factor__humanfactor
        subtype:  producer.cause  something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes" or "this microorganism is a producer of disease"
        subtype:  mutagenesis__mutagenesi  an event capable of causing a mutation
     subtype:  preliminary__overture__prelude  something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
  subtype:  emergence.beginning__outgrowth__growth  the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
     subtype:  rise  a growth in strength or number or importance
        subtype:  crime_wave__crimewave  a sudden rise in the crime rate
        subtype:  wave.rise  something that rises rapidly and dies away; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"
  subtype:  start  the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
     subtype:  adrenarche  the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
     subtype:  menarche  the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman
     subtype:  thelarche  the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty
     subtype:  oncoming__onset  the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
     subtype:  morning  the earliest period: "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
     subtype:  flying_start__running_start__runningstart  a quick and auspicious beginning
     subtype:  opener.start  the first event in a series: "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game agains the Yankees"
     subtype:  alpha.start  the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
     subtype:  opening_night__openingnight__opening__curtain_raising__curtainraising  the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
     subtype:  send-off__kickoff__start-off__startoff  a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
     subtype:  racing_start  the start of a race
        subtype:  running_start__runningstart__flying_start  a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
  subtype:  creation.beginning__conception  the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
     subtype:  impregnation__fertilization__fertilisation__fecundation  creation by the union of sperm or pollen with an animal or plant or egg cell
        subtype:  pollination__pollenation  transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
           subtype:  cross-pollination.pollination__crosspollination  fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
           subtype:  self-pollination  fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
        subtype:  cross-fertilization__crossfertilization__cross-fertilisation__crossfertilisation  fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
           subtype:  allogamy  cross-fertilization in plants
        subtype:  self-fertilization__self-fertilisation  fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
           subtype:  autogamy  self-fertilization in plants
        subtype:  superfecundation  fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)
        subtype:  superfetation  fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; "superfetation is normal in some animal species"

No statement uses or specializes beginning; click here to add one.