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Also, from the outset. At the start, from the start. For example, He wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn't time, or At the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated. The noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [Mid-1700s]

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Words nearby at the outset

at the last minute, at the latest, at the least, at the mercy of, at the most, at the outset, at the outside, at the point of, at the ready, at the same time, at the top of one's lungs
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Words related to at the outset

basically, formerly, initially, originally, primitively, first, primarily, at first, in the first place, incipiently, beforehand, to start with

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