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• constitution

  The act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last...

• entry

  The act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product...

• first step

  The first of a series of actions.

• initiation

  The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked...

• jump ball

  (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses...

• inauguration

  The act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation";...

• installation

  The act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only...

• kickoff

  (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it...

• resumption

  Beginning again.

• scrum

  (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side...

• startup

  The act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive".

• groundbreaking

  The ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project.

• face-off

  (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing...

• springboard

  A beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a...

• activation

  Making active and effective (as a bomb).

• attack

  A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase.

• housing start

  The act of starting to construct a house.

• icebreaker

  A beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreak...