Birth
Birth noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
Start is a synonym for birth in beginning topic. In some cases you can use "Start" instead the word "Birth" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like emergence.
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Both words in one sentence
- Or even Kakashi during the 12 years in between Naruto's birth and the start of the story.
Source: Hero of Another Story -
In Midnight's Children, the beginning of the Wham Episode chapter "Drainage and the Desert" echoes the rambling, evasive description of the time and date of Saleem's birth at the start of the story.
Source: Meaningful Echo -
Start of Darkness: The events of this game mark the beginning of the end for Fazbear Entertainment... and the birth of the Puppet. Possibly.
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Start and Birth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/birth/start
Birth & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/birth/start>.
Start or Birth. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/birth/start.
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