#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: is#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: pm#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"
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