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Meaning of 'onset' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Onset [ n.]
- A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.
- A setting about; a beginning.
- Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
2 . Onset [ v. t.]
- To assault; to set upon.
- To set about; to begin.

Meaning of 'onset' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . onset [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Example in sentence:
  • the attack began at dawn
Meaning (2):
- the beginning or early stages
Example in sentence:
  • the onset of pneumonia

Nearby Words:

onslaught onstead

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