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In a [[syllable]], the longest sequence of consonants to the left of the [[nucleus]] that adheres to the phonotactic constraints of a given language.

=== Example ===

[l] is the onset of the second syllable of the word ''athlete''<nowiki>; [gr] is the onset of the second syllable of </nowiki>''gangrene''.

=== Links ===

[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Onset&lemmacode=1611 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

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[[Category:Phonology]]