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Pronunciation
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Noun
opening

1. A hole; a gap; a crevice.
2. The first few moves in a game of chess.
3. An unoccupied employment position.
4. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
5. The initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened.
6. The first few measures of a musical composition.

Translations
Slovene: odprtina f (1), otvoritev f (2,4,5)
Spanish: apertura f

Transitive verb
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opening

1. Unsealing a container.
2. Preparing for business at the start of the day; unlocking a store's front door.

Intransitive verb
opening

1. To become open

Adjective
opening

1. cricket describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who open the attack|opens the attack

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