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English to English adjective
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first or beginning |  | Example: the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth
the play's opening scene
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an open or empty space in or between things | | Example: there was a small opening between the trees
the explosion made a gap in the wall
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a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise | | source: wordnet30
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becoming open or being made open | | Example: the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
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the first performance (as of a theatrical production) | | Example: the opening received good critical reviews
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the act of opening something | | Example: the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door
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opportunity especially for employment or promotion | | Example: there is an opening in the sales department
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the initial part of the introduction | | Example: the opening established the basic theme
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a possible alternative | | Example: bankruptcy is always a possibility
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an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | | Example: the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
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a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made | | Example: they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
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an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | | source: wordnet30
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a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess | | Example: he memorized all the important chess openings
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the first of a series of actions | | source: wordnet30
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The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. | | source: webster1913
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