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noun
An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, transitive
Topics: CSS
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point, point in time
Narrower terms: birth, incipiency, incipience, terminus a quo, starting point, threshold
History
From out- + set, replacing earlier outsetting.
From out- + set.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
