Look up: onset

1. onset
   [n] - the beginning or early stages
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2. Onset
   the onset of a word or syllable is the initial consonant or consonant cluster: clang; trike; sun. Some words or syllables have no onset: or; out; end; at; on; earth. see rime
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3. Onset
   The onset is the beginning or early stages of a condition or disease.
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4. Onset
   Onset: In medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness as, for example, the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. There is always an onset to a disease but never to the return to good health. The default setting is good health. The onset of a disease helps define it and, often, nam...
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5. Onset
   On'set` noun [ On + set .] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. Milton. « The onset and retire Of both your armies.» Shak. «...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/21
   
   
6. Onset
   On'set` transitive verb 1. To assault; to set upon. [ Obsolete] 2. To set about; to begin. [ Obsolete] Carew.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/21
   
   
7. onset
   oncoming noun the beginning or early stages; `the onset of pneumonia`
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8. Onset
   • (n.) Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. • (v. t.) To assault; to set upon. • (v. t.) To set about; to begin. • (n.) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. • (n.) A setting about; a beginning.
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9. onset
   
   • the beginning or early stages
   • an offensive against and enemy (using weapons)
   
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10. Onset
    The initial consonant sound(s) in a monosyllabic word. This unit is smaller than a syllable but may be larger than a phoneme (the onset of bag is b-; of swim is sw-)
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11. onset
    In grammar, the initial consonant or group of consonants of a word or syllable. Words and syllables beginning with a vowel or vowels have no onset
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12. Onset
    In medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness as, for example, the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. There is always an onset to a disease but never to the return to good health. The default setting is good health.
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13. Onset
    In medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness as, for example, the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. There is always an onset to a disease but never to the return to good health. The default setting is good health.
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14. Onset
    (audio) `Onset` refers to the beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak. It is related to (but different from) the concept of a transient: all musical notes have an onset, but do not necessarily include an initial transient. In phone...
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