onset
Meaning
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- An attack; an assault especially of an army.
- The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
- The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
- The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- A setting about; a beginning.
- (obsolete) Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
Synonyms
first part
first motion
initial motion
first swing
disease development
from the beginning
Frequency
Hyphenated as
on‧set
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒnˌsɛt/
Etymology
From on- + set. Compare Old English onsettan (“to impose; oppress, bear down”).
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