onset

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Synonyms: inset, unset, onsen, onst, osset, oncet, nset, onet

Antonyms: inset, unset, onsen, onst, osset, oncet, nset, onet

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine|countable}} The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which [[symptom]]s first become apparent.
2. {{lb|en|phonology}} The [[initial]] portion of a [[syllable]], preceding the syllable [[nucleus]].
3. {{lb|en|acoustics}} The beginning of a musical [[note]] or other sound, in which the [[amplitude]] rises from zero to an initial [[peak]].
4. A setting about; a [[beginning]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
6. {{lb|en|archaic}} An [[attack]]; an [[assault]] especially of an army.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[assault]]; to set upon.
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[set about]]; to [[begin]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|CDP|town:pref/Wareham|co/Plymouth County|s/Massachusetts|c/USA}}.

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