Definition of "opening" []

• The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open. (noun)
• An open space serving as a passage or gap. (noun)
• A breach or aperture. (noun)
• A clearing in the woods. (noun)
• The first part or stage, as of a book. (noun)

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• "Englert says the Palace's delay in opening is completely unrelated."
• "Once illness came on and the term opening, found no money on hand with which to commence; but nothing daunted, a job of work was sought; a garden was found in which he worked hard two and a half hours before and after school at ten cents an hour."
• ""Retailers are focusing more on what we term opening - to mid-price points as shoppers of every description are gravitating to the big box outlets," Schwartz told the conference."