requiredbeginning
nounUK /rɪˈkwaɪəd bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
US /rɪˈkwaɪərd bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
The required beginning is the start that you must have.
Every good story has a required beginning that sets up the plot.
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2. The first step that rules say you cannot skip.
The required beginning of the game is reading the rules aloud.
3. A starting point that is needed for something to work.
A required beginning for the recipe is washing your hands.
4. The official opening that must happen before an event.
The required beginning of the ceremony was the national anthem.