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onset

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounThe initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

    Example: the onset of schizophrenia

  2. verbTo assault; to set upon.
  3. nounThe initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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