Opening and Starting

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Opening adjective - First or beginning.

Usage example: the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth

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Starting is a synonym for opening. In some cases you can use "Starting" instead the word "Opening" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

Starting adjective - Appropriate to the beginning or start of an event.

Usage example: hands in the starting position

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Opening is a synonym for starting in offset topic. You can use "Opening" instead the word "Starting" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: start, started, starter, startup

A common device for starting a story, especially fairy tales, is to begin with a book opening.

Source: Storybook Opening
In the Tales of Symphonia OVA, Yuan gets into the opening sequence starting with the Tethe'alla arc.

Source: Promotion to Opening Titles
The Kamen Rider franchise (starting in Kamen Rider Decade), being also a Toei production like Pretty Cure, also promotes its movies by replacing part of its opening sequences with movie scenes.

Source: Special Edition Title

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