outbreak
noun [C] /ˈaʊt.breɪk/Definition
C2 a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant: an outbreak of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war Last weekend saw further thundery outbreaks.Beginnings and startsDisease and illness - general words
(Definition of outbreak noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- commencement noun
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- onset noun
- salvo noun
- seed noun (BEGINNING)
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