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opening definition

open·ing (ōpə niŋ′, ōpniŋ′)

noun

  1. a becoming open or causing to be open
  2. an open place or part; hole; gap; aperture
  3. ☆ a clearing in the midst of a wooded area
    1. a beginning; first part; commencement
    2. start of operations; formal beginning
    3. a first performance, as of a play
  4. a favorable chance or occasion; opportunity
  5. an unfilled position or office for which a person is wanted
  6. Chess, Checkers the series of moves at the beginning of a game, often a specific, conventional sequence of moves

Etymology: ME openyng

adjective

initial or introductory opening remarks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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