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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