Outset


[out-set] /ˈaʊtˌsɛt/

noun
1.
the beginning or start:
I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
2.
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/ˈaʊtˌsɛt/
noun
1.
a start; beginning (esp in the phrase from (or at) the outset)
n.

“act of setting out on a journey, business, etc.” 1759, from out + set (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s).
see: at the outset

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