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start
[ stahrt ]
/ stɑrt /
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Origin of start
First recorded before 1150; Middle English verb sterte(n), stirte(n), “to rush out, leap” (cognate with Middle High German sterzen ); replacing Old English styrtan (attested once), cognate with German stürzen; noun derivative of the verb
synonym study for start
10. See begin.
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START
[ stahrt ]
/ stɑrt /
noun
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
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start
/ (stɑːt) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for start
Old English styrtan; related to Old Norse sterta to crease, Old High German sturzen to rush
British Dictionary definitions for start (2 of 2)
START
/ (stɑːt) /
n acronym for
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
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