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The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

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Alt. of Incipiency

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Beginning; commencement; incipient state.

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The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

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To appoint.

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of Begin

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The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

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Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something

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To leap; to jump.

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