Significat

1. beginning (that from which something begins in time)
2. beginning (that from which something begins in space)
3. beginning (first part that begins some whole)
4. beginnings (arising or creation of something)
5. beginnings (first symptoms)
6. beginnings (the first period of something's existence, being somewhere, some part of life)
7. (obsolete) cause, reason
8. (obsolete) origin, source
9. (obsolete) first earning of a given period
10. (obsolete) element
11. beginning; foundation; Further details are uncertain.