The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
A large amount of money.
An instance of someone being killed.