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comienzos

beginnings

noun koh-MYEHN-sohs Rare
Time Time Expressions

Also means

early stages

Usage Note

Comienzos is almost always used in the plural and typically appears in set phrases: a comienzos de (at the beginning of a period), en sus comienzos (in its/his/her early days). The singular comienzo exists and means 'start' or 'beginning' but the plural is by far more frequent. It is close in meaning to principios (a principios de mayo = at the beginning of May) and the two are often interchangeable.

Examples

"A comienzos del siglo XX todo cambió."

Natural Translation

At the beginning of the twentieth century everything changed.

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