outset

noun

An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.

verb

(Internet, CSS, transitive) To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.

Synonyms for outset

beginningn startv commencementn firstn inceptionn onsetn dawningn

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