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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
- Example: "they got an early start"
- Example: "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
[syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outset \Out"set`\, n.
   A setting out, starting, or beginning. "The outset of a
   political journey." --Burke.
   [1913 Webster]

         Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. --J.
                                                  Hawes.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

outset
    n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
         an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
         man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
         outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
         showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]