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onset
('/A/n,s/E/t )

noun (n)

  • the beginning or early stages(noun.event)
    Example:
    The onset of pneumonia.
    Synonym:
    oncoming
    source: wordnet30
  • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    attack, onrush, onslaught
    source: wordnet30
  • A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To assault; to set upon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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