12 May 2018
onset
[on-set, awn-]
noun
1. a beginning or start:
the onset of winter.
2. an assault or attack:
an onset of the enemy.
3. Phonetics. the segment of a syllable preceding the nucleus, as the gr in great.
Compare coda (def 5), core1(def 14).
Origin of onset
1525-1535; on + set, after the verb phrase set on
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Examples from the Web for onset
Contemporary Examples
I was never sure whether this was phlegm or the onset of lunacy.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?
Clive Irving
December 14, 2014
Believe it or not, a break at the onset of mild cramps may let you play in the game for longer.
A Lesson From LeBron James’ Game One Nightmare
Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad
June 7, 2014
The adults then burn one down but realize drugs are less fun with the onset of parental responsibilities.
‘Silicon Valley’ and the Return of Stoner Television
Rich Goldstein
April 10, 2014
He remembers how confused and scared people were by the onset of AIDS.
Matthew McConaughey In ‘Dallas Buyers Club’: From Bongos to Oscar Contender
Marlow Stern
October 30, 2013
Then there is the argument that there is no clear chain of evidence linking an enemy action to the onset of PTSD.
How The Purple Heart Can Help Heal Veterans with PTSD
Benjamin Tupper
August 23, 2013
Historical Examples
The onset and the issue were like the passage and destruction of a whirlwind.
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
He met their onset with a firm, steady foot, and fired straight at their heads.
The Field of Ice
Jules Verne
As an eagle descendeth on its prey, so rusheth my kinsman to the onset.
Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI
Various
They were also greatly elated with the success which had crowned the first onset.
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry
Willard Glazier
Had I known this, I could have marked the onset with a less failing spirit.
Charles O’Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)
Charles Lever
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Today’s quote
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
– Oscar Wilde
On this day
12 May 1932 – the body of the Lindbergh baby is found near to the Lindbergh residence. The baby was the son of famous aviator, Charles Lindbergh, and had been kidnapped days earlier. The kidnapper had accidentally killed the baby during the kidnapping and abandoned the body in a nearby forest.
12 May 1937 – King George VI is crowned King of Britain (and it’s colonies) at Westminster Abbey, following the abdication of his brother.
12 May 1980 – death of Bette Nesmith Graham. Bette is the inventor of Liquid Paper. Her son, Mike Nesmith, was a member of 1960s UK/American pop/rock band, The Monkees. Born 23 March 1924 in Dallas, Texas.
12 May 1994 – in response to thousands acts of violence in the USA against abortion clinics and their patients, a bill is submitted to President Clinton making it a federal crime to prevent access to an abortion clinic or to threaten or use force against people attending the clinics. The bill resulted in the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act 1994. Between 1978 and 1993 anti-abortion (or pro-life) activists had been responsible for at least 9 murders, 17 attempted murders, 406 death threats, 179 acts of assault, 5 kidnappings of abortion providers, 41 bombings, 96 attempted bombings or arsons, 692 bomb threats, 1993 incidents of trespassing, 1400 incidents of vandalism and 100 attacks with butyric acid (stink bombs).