beginning-close
nounUK /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ kləʊz/
US /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ kloʊz/
The start and the end of something, seen together.
The story's beginning-close showed how the hero changed from first to last page.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A pair of words that mark where something starts and stops.
The teacher wrote the beginning-close of the song on the board.
3. The full range of a thing from its first moment to its last.
We talked about the beginning-close of the project in one meeting.
4. A way to describe a story or event by its two ends.
His beginning-close summary skipped the middle parts.