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Meaning:

Noun:

  • acoustics The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
  • A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.
  • medicine The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
  • obsolete Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
  • obsolete A setting about; a beginning.
  • phonology The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.

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Verb:

  • obsolete To assault; to set upon.
  • obsolete To set about; to begin.

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