Hypertext Webster Gateway: "outset"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Outset \Out"set`\, n.
A setting out, starting, or beginning. ``The outset of a
political journey.'' --Burke.
Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. --J.
Hawes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
outset
n : the time at which something begins; "They got an early
start" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {start},
{kickoff}, {starting time}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
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