onset in Italian
onset in Italian is attacco — onset means the point at which something, especially an illness or a change, first begins.
onset in Italian
attacco
(phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
What does "onset" mean?
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noun The point at which something, especially an illness or a change, first begins.
"Doctors caught the disease at its onset, before symptoms appeared."
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noun In phonetics, the consonant sound or sounds that come before the vowel in a syllable.
"In the word "cat," the onset is the /k/ sound."
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onset in a sentence
- Doctors caught the disease at its onset, before symptoms appeared.
- The onset of winter brought the first frost of the year.
- In the word "cat," the onset is the /k/ sound.
- The word 'string' has a three-consonant onset before its vowel.
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What is "onset" in Italian?
"onset" in Italian is attacco. onset means: The point at which something, especially an illness or a change, first begins.
How do you use "onset" in a sentence?
Example: "Doctors caught the disease at its onset, before symptoms appeared." In Italian, "onset" is attacco.
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