Definitions of outset
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the time at which something is supposed to begin
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synonyms:
beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, showtime, start, starting time
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Antonyms:
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middle
time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
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end, ending
the point in time at which something ends
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birth
the time when something begins (especially life)
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incipience, incipiency
beginning to exist or to be apparent
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starting point, terminus a quo
earliest limiting point
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threshold
the starting point for a new state or experience
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cradle
birth of a person
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type of:
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point, point in time
an instant of time
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middle
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