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on·set
/
ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-
/
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[
on
-set,
awn
-
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a beginning or start:
the onset of winter.
2.
an assault or attack:
an onset of the enemy.
3.
Phonetics
.
the segment of a
syllable
preceding the nucleus, as the
gr
in
great.
Compare
coda
(
def 5
)
,
core
1
(
def 14
)
.
Origin:
1525–35;
on
+
set
, after the verb phrase
set on
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onset
(ˈɒnˌsɛt)
—
n
1.
an attack; assault
2.
a start; beginning
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Onset
is always a great word to know.
So is
consonant
. Does it mean:
So is
open
. Does it mean:
So is
breath
. Does it mean:
any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in a syllable
articulated with the aid of the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue
a vowel articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture
a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds
articulated with relatively relaxed tongue muscles
the audible expiration generating voiceless speech sounds, as (p), (k), (sh)
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
onset
1530s, "attack, assault," from
on
+
set
(n.); cf. to set (something) on (someone). Weaker sense of "beginning, start" first recorded 1560s. Figurative use in reference to a calamity, disease, etc. is from 1580s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
onset
on·set (ŏn'sět')
n.
A beginning; a start, as of a cold.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
Symptoms can develop gradually or have a sudden
onset
.
Many exhibit the
onset
of traits that evolution would magnify in later species.
Amazingly, the bogus injection relieved the soldier's agony and prevented the
onset
of shock.
Even the
onset
of recession has not reversed that downward trend so far.
The
onset
of the influenza was sudden, and the symptoms were unambiguous.
Most likely, though, the team was stalled by the
onset
of the storm.
The bursting blooms of many types of flowers herald the
onset
of spring.
In addition, the period from the
onset
of infection to when the disease is reported is generally about nine days.
The property sector is showing signs of the frothy enthusiasm that is symptomatic of the
onset
of a bubble.
Its research goals are ambitious: slow the progression, delay the
onset
and ultimately prevent the now-incurable disease.
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