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▸ noun: (medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
▸ noun: (phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
▸ noun: (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
▸ noun: A setting about; a beginning.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To assault; to set upon.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To set about; to begin.
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onslaught,
onrush,
attack,
oncoming,
impending,
incipient,
beginning,
duration,
During,
preceding,
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