Meaning of KICKOFF

Pronunciation:			'kik`of
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score [n]  a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" [n]  the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"
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	Synonyms:		beginning, commencement, first, offset, outset, send-off, start, starting time, start-off
	Antonyms:		end, ending, middle
	See Also:		beginning, birth, commencement, incipience, incipiency, place kick, place-kicking, point, point in time, start, start, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold