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has gloss	(adjective) first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" opening
lexicalization	eng: opening

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opposite	(adjective) final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" closing
similar	(adjective) serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" beginning, first
similar	(adjective) serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" first, maiden, inaugural, initiatory, initiative
similar	(adjective) serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks" introductory
similar	(adjective) appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position" starting