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out⋅set
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ˈaʊtˌsɛt
/
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–noun
1.
the beginning or start:
I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
2.
outsert.
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out⋅sert
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ˈaʊtˌsɜrt
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–noun
Bookbinding
.
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
Also called
outset
,
wraparound.
Origin:
out-
+
(in)sert
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out·set
(out'sět')
n. The initial stage of something; the beginning:
Problems arose at the very outset.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
outset
"act of setting out on a journey, business, etc." 1759, from
out
+
set
(v.). The earlier word for this was
outsetting
(1676).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases
outset
see
at the outset
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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