[{"word":"onsets","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An attack; an assault especially of an army.","synonyms":["storming"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the onset of schizophrenia"},{"definition":"The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["coda"]},{"definition":"(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A setting about; a beginning.","synonyms":["beginning","start"],"antonyms":[],"example":"the onset of puberty"},{"definition":"Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["beginning","start","storming"],"antonyms":["coda"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To assault; to set upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To set about; to begin.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onset","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onsets"]}]