Beginning and Warning

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Beginning adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

Usage example: the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I

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Warning and beginning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warning" instead an adjective "Beginning".

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Warning adjective - Serving as or offering a warning.

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Beginning and warning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beginning" instead an adjective "Warning".

Nearby Words: warn, warned

good	good beginning	good warning
full	full beginning	full warning
clear	clear beginning	clear warning
special	special beginning	special warning
Other adjectives: long, exact, similar, specific, brief, original, proper, small, real, early, official, last, different, written.

This trope is named for the warning the "author" of A Series of Unfortunate Events gives at the beginning of each book, suggesting that you will likely be much happier if you read something else.

Source: Snicket Warning Label
There's also the beginning of "Back in NYC", which borrows from the beginning of "In The Cage", and the riff from "Broadway Melody of 1974" reappears without warning in "Lilywhite Lilith".

Source: Music / The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
There's a lemon warning for the beginning of chapter 11, but it's nothing too explicit.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Tales of Symphonia

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