outset : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: outset	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outset n 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" Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset Antonym(s): end, ending, middle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Outset \Out"set`\, n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. [bd]The outset of a political journey.[b8] --Burke. Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. --J. Hawes.