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start
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Meanings
verb
  • begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.
    E.g. the season starts in September
  • (of event or process) happen or come into being.
    E.g. the fire started in the building's upper floor
  • jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm.
    E.g. ‘Oh my!’ she said, starting
noun
  • the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.
    E.g. he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year
  • a sudden movement of surprise or alarm.
    E.g. she awoke with a start
START
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Meanings
abbreviation
  • Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, an agreement between the US and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

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