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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the beginning of anything
  2. noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
  3. noun a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

Etymology

From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.

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