onset

Meanings

• Noun

  The beginning or start of something.

  - "The onset of the storm brought heavy rain."
  - "The onset of the disease was marked by a fever."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɒnˌsɛt/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

coda

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Synonyms

beginning , start , storming

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with onset
net , jet , whet

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Variants

List of all variants of onset that leads to same result
onset , onsets , adult-onset diabetes , adult-onset diabeteses , juvenile diabetes , juvenile-onset diabetes

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Etymology

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From Old French onsette, from on 'against' + sette 'seat', probably because a battle was often begun by seating oneself before the enemy.

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Trivia

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1. Onset is a four-letter word.

2. The term 'onset' is used in various fields, including medicine, meteorology, and computer science.

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Related Concepts

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1. Onset symptom: A symptom that heralds the beginning of a disease or condition.

2. Onset time: The time at which a particular process or event begins.

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Culture

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Onset has been used in various literary and artistic works to represent the beginning of a significant event or period. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the onset of summer signifies the start of the party season.

How to Memorize "onset"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a starting line or a starting gate to help remember the meaning of onset as the beginning or start of something.

2. associate
   

   - Associate onset with the word 'beginning' or 'start'. For example, remember that onset is the 'start' of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'O is for Onset, which means the Origin of Something Else'.

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