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onset
noun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
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ˈɒnˌsɛt
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noun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
“the attack began at dawn”
noun
the beginning or early stages
“the onset of pneumonia”
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the attack began at dawn
the onset of pneumonia
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