Onset Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of onset noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

onset noun  /ˈɒnset/  /ˈɑːnset/[singular] jump to other results
  1. the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant
    • the onset of disease/old age/winter
    Extra Examples
    • Symptoms include the acute onset of pain.
    • the onset of puberty
    • at the onset of the war
    • An active and healthy lifestyle can delay the onset of disease in later life.
    • His first hit record marked the onset of an astonishing career.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rapid
    • sudden
    • acute
    • …
    verb + onset
    • delay
    • prevent
    • mark
    • …
    preposition
    • after the onset
    • at the onset
    • before the onset
    • …
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See onset in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee onset in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: onset

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