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Meaning of word kickoff from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.

Meaning : The time at which something is supposed to begin.

Example : They got an early start.
She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her.

Synonyms : beginning, commencement, first, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time

Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period.

The middle of the war.
Rain during the middle of April.
middle

The point in time at which something ends.

The end of the year.
The ending of warranty period.
end, ending

Meaning : A start given to contestants.

Example : I was there with my parents at the kickoff.

Synonyms : send-off, start-off

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