onset of winter

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• onset — [[t]ɒ̱nset[/t]] N SING: usu the N of n, also no det The onset of something is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant. Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter... With the onset of war, oil prices …   English dictionary

• onset — noun Date: 1535 1. attack, assault < withstand the onset of the army > 2. beginning, commencement < the onset of winter > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• onset — /on set , awn /, n. 1. a beginning or start: the onset of winter. 2. an assault or attack: an onset of the enemy. 3. Phonet. the segment of a syllable preceding the nucleus, as the gr in great. Cf. coda (def. 5), core (def. 14). [1525 35; ON +… …   Universalium

• onset — on|set [ˈɔnset US ˈa:n , ˈo:n ] n the onset of sth the beginning of something, especially something bad ▪ the onset of winter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• onset — noun the onset of the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant: The enemy had to withdraw before the onset of winter …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• onset — on•set [[t]ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn [/t]] n. 1) a beginning or start: the onset of winter[/ex] 2) an assault or attack: the onset of the enemy[/ex] • Etymology: 1525–35 …   From formal English to slang

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