n. 25B6; noun
the beginning of socialism : DAWN, birth, inception, conception, origination, genesis, emergence, rise, start, commencement, starting point, launch, onset, outset; day one; informal kick-off.
the beginning of the article : OPENING, start, commencement, first part, introduction, preamble, opening statement.
the therapy has its beginnings in China : ORIGIN, source, roots, starting point, birthplace, fons et origo, cradle, spring, early stages, fountainhead; genesis, creation; poetic/literary fount, well spring.
end, conclusion.